The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) is bringing a giant dose of whimsy to Stratford-upon-Avon, announcing a new adaptation of Roald Dahl‘s “The BFG” as its marquee family production.

To tie the whole thing together, Kyllesø reached the geographic South Pole on January 14, exactly 114 years after "Norwegian polar hero," Roald Amundsen became the first person to hoist the ...