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New York, NY (October 15, 2026) – Concord Theatricals is privileged to announce that it has secured exclusive North American English language stage licensing rights to Mark Rosenblatt’s Giant for its Samuel French imprint. For more information, please visit concordsho.ws/PerformGiant.
“It’s so exciting to imagine new creative teams working on brand new productions of Giant,” said Rosenblatt. “I couldn’t be happier that Concord Theatricals’ expertise, reach, and know-how will make that possible, allowing wider audiences to deep dive into this perilous, provocative afternoon in the home of a world-famous children’s author.”
“The team at Concord is exceptionally honored to represent this powerful debut play by Mark Rosenblatt,” said Amy Rose Marsh, Senior Vice President, Artistic Development at Concord Theatricals. “Giant is an urgent play for our times, and we are excited to see theatres around the world step into this story and make it their own. This isn’t an easy play, but a muscular, significant work that invites conversation and challenges the collective way we remember our heroes.”
A world-famous children’s author under threat. A battle of wills in the wake of scandal. And one chance to make amends. Giant tells the story of author Roald Dahl and the true scandal that shook his legacy.
Following a lauded West End run and three Olivier Awards, Giant played an acclaimed limited run on Broadway in the spring and was nominated for four 2026 Tony Awards including Best Play, Best Direction of a Play (Nicholas Hytner), Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play (John Lithgow) and Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play (Aya Cash). Lithgow won the Tony for his portrayal of Dahl.
Giant will be screened in over 900 cinemas in 18 countries including the United Kingdom, USA, Canada, Australia and select international territories beginning November 18.
BIOGRAPHIES
Mark Rosenblatt (Playwright) is an Olivier Award-winning and Tony Award-nominated writer and director for stage and screen.
His debut play, Giant, premiered at The Royal Court Theatre’s Jerwood Theatre Downstairs in 2024, before transferring the next year to the Harold Pinter Theatre in the West End and then to the Music Box Theatre on Broadway in 2026, smashing box office records along the way. Giant won three Olivier Awards, including Best New Play, the Critics’ Circle Theatre Award for Best New Play and Most Promising Playwright and The Stage Award for Best West End Debut. In New York, the production was nominated for four Tony Awards, including Best Play, winning Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play (John Lithgow), as well as the Dorian Award for Outstanding Broadway Play.
Prior to writing Giant, Mark has worked extensively as a theatre director. After winning the 1999 JMK Young Directors Award, he directed across the UK and internationally at theatres, including Shakespeare’s Globe, the Royal National Theatre, Sheffield Theatres, Northampton Theatres, Leeds Playhouse, the Edinburgh Festival, HighTide Festival Theatre, the Young Vic, in the West End, off-Broadway and in Tokyo. He founded Dumbfounded Theatre in 2001, producing neglected work from the European repertoire. In 2011, Mark was appointed Studio Associate at the National Theatre in London and in 2013, Associate Director at Leeds Playhouse, where he spent four years and directed nine productions.
As a filmmaker, Mark wrote and directed the award-winning short film Ganef (Oscar-longlisted for Best Live Action Short), short films Cleopatra and Newborn (BFI & Shakespeare’s Globe) and co-wrote the feature film Making Noise Quietly (Open Palm Films). He is currently developing a feature screenplay for Good Chaos, Film4 & MUBI. He was named by Variety as one of its “10 Brits to Watch” for 2026.
Concord Theatricals is the world’s most significant theatrical company, comprising the catalogs of R&H Theatricals, Tams-Witmark, Samuel French, The Andrew Lloyd Webber Collection, Dramatists Play Service and Playscripts, plus over one hundred new signings each year. Our unparalleled roster includes the work of Irving Berlin, Agatha Christie, George & Ira Gershwin, James Graham, Katori Hall, Marvin Hamlisch, Lorraine Hansberry, Kander & Ebb, Kitt & Yorkey, Marlow & Moss, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Arthur Miller, Dominique Morisseau, Cole Porter, Rodgers & Hammerstein, Thornton Wilder, Tennessee Williams, August Wilson, Harry Potter Theatrical Productions, and thousands more. We are the only firm providing truly comprehensive services to the creators and producers of plays and musicals, including theatrical licensing, music publishing, script publishing, cast recording and first-class producing. As a producer and record label, the company has won three Tony Awards and two GRAMMY Awards in the past seven years. Concord Theatricals is a part of BMG. www.concordtheatricals.com
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