EXCLUSIVE : Britain’s Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) has something astronomic to boast about – the first look image of The BFG , the colossal star of its stage spectacle adapted from Roald Dahl ’s best-selling children’s book.

The BFG has its first preview performance tonight at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon and Daniel Evans,the RSC’s co-artistic director with Tamara Harvey, and the show’s director, wants to show off the work created by puppet designer and puppetry director Toby Olié and his team.

The vast show has been adapted by Tom Wells with additional material by dramaturg Jenny Worton. It is one the RSC’s biggest productions since Les Misérables and Matilda .

Size is an intrinsic part of the show’s visual language. Puppets range from 16.4

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