Roahl Dahl for primary: ‘Great things often start off small’

If you were asked to name your top 10 children's authors of all time it would be fair assumption that Roald Dahl would make the shortlist for many. With 49 books written in his lifetime and many of those titles since made into musicals, plays and films, one may wonder how the stories remain relevant to children today. But he certainly still is: with over 300 million books sold worldwide, it's clear he is still a firm favourite in households around the globe.

With the knowledge of how popular these stories remain, The Roald Dahl Story Company have announced their plans to produce three new Roald Dahl theatre productions: The Enormous Crocodile, The Magic Finger and a large-scale circus. These productions join a major new musical of The Witches, co-produced by the National Theatre, so children across the country will be able to access the live theatrical versions of his stories.