Actor to play BFG in Royal Shakespeare Company play announced

An actor says he is "absolutely thrilled" to be chosen to play the BFG with the Royal Shakespeare Company.John Leader, who grew up in Birmingham, is set to step into the oversized shoes of the Big Friendly Giant in the stage adaptation of Roald Dahl's children's novel at the RSC theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon. "It's really exciting, and a bit surreal, to help bring him to life on stage," said the 33-year-old, who…