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Warner Bros’ effects-laden prequel starring Timothée Chalamet as the young chocolatier is far better than it had any right to be. But Hollywood’s obsession with adapting Roald Dahl risks spoiling his singular legacy, writes Louis Chilton

This production for over-fours has clever touches, lively performances and splendid puppets but the songs and the story grow monotonous

The Oompa Loompas are still problematic, but director Paul King’s follow-up to the Paddington movies can’t help but charm

Timothée Chalamet leads a beguiling cast in a backstory that rinses away all sourness from Roald Dahl’s embittered chocolatier

Several years ago, I made a visit to a local book sale and came across a rare 1964 edition of Roald Dahl’s “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.” Popular in its own right, the novel has also served as the inspiration for a number of movies, including “Willy Wonka The Chocolate…

The actor, 27, stars as the eccentric founder of the Wonka Chocolate Factory in the new musical movie

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The youngsters steal the show in the National’s terrifying gothic Disney Roald Dahl; a fine cast are stranded in Ibsen by candlelight; and a bittersweet fairytale in New York hits the spot

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