From mixing 20 shades of pink to not making the witch heads too scary, a behind-the-scenes tour of the National Theatre’s new production reveals the craft that goes into bringing Roald Dahl’s children’s classic to the stage
PATRICK MARMION: I m not that much of a fan of Dahl s often surreptitiously sour children s yarns. But that didn t stop me loving Lucy Kirkwood s brazen adaptation and staging of the book.