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 ''[[The Big Friendly Giant]]'' is a stage adaptation  by David Wood of Roald Dahl's book.
-Usually billed as ''[[The BFG]]''
+Also billed as '''''[[The BFG]]'''''
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	==Translations and adaptations==		==Translations and adaptations==
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		+	Translated into [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[The Big Friendly Giant]]'' by [[Mavis de Villiers]], a translation that was awarded a prize by the [[Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns]] in 1996.

	In 2016 a film entitled ''[[The BFG ]]'' was made of the story, directed by Steven Spielberg, written by Melissa Mathison, and based on the 1982 novel.		In 2016 a film entitled ''[[The BFG ]]'' was made of the story, directed by Steven Spielberg, written by Melissa Mathison, and based on the 1982 novel.

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	''[[The Big Friendly Giant\|The BFG]]'' theatre programme, 1993.		''[[The Big Friendly Giant\|The BFG]]'' theatre programme, 1993.
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		+	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_BFG_(2016_film)

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-In 2016 a film entitled ''[[Roald Dahl's The BFG ]]'' was made of the story, directed by Steven Spielberg, written by Melissa Mathison, and based on the 1982 novel.
+In 2016 a film entitled ''[[The BFG ]]'' was made of the story, directed by Steven Spielberg, written by Melissa Mathison, and based on the 1982 novel.
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 https://www.sct.org/About/Past-Productions/2007-08-Season/The-Big-Friendly-Giant
-''The BFG {Big Friendly Giant)'' theatre programme, 1993.
+''[[The Big Friendly Giant|The BFG]]'' theatre programme, 1993.
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		+	In 2016 a film entitled ''[[Roald Dahl's The BFG ]]'' was made of the story, directed by Steven Spielberg, written by Melissa Mathison, and based on the 1982 novel.

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−	The BFG was first performed at Wimbledon Theatre, London in 1991, followed by a tour and a West End season for Christmas at the Aldwych Theatre.	+	''[[The BFG]]'' was first performed at Wimbledon Theatre, London in 1991, followed by a tour and a West End season for Christmas at the Aldwych Theatre.

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−	The novel and the play tell the story of Sophie, a young orphan, who spies The BFG (Big Friendly Giant) from her window one night. He whisks her away to Giant Country and Sophie fears for her life. But, The BFG is not like other giants: instead of eating “human beans,” he collects pleasant dreams to deliver to sleeping children. Together Sophie and The BFG try to save England from the “gizzardgulpers” – orphan-eating giants who lack The BFG’s heart.	+	The novel and the play tell the story of Sophie, a young orphan, who spies The [[BFG]] ([[Big Friendly Giant]]) from her window one night. He whisks her away to Giant Country and Sophie fears for her life. But, The BFG is not like other giants: instead of eating “human beans,” he collects pleasant dreams to deliver to sleeping children. Together Sophie and The BFG try to save England from the “gizzardgulpers” – orphan-eating giants who lack The BFG’s heart.