It is the story of a very bright and rebellious little girl, with special powers. Roald Dahl’s children’s novel Matilda was first published in 1988 with illustrations by Quentin Blake. Tim with the Stratford-upon-Avon Matildas: Kerry Ingram, Adrianna Bertola and Josie Griffiths (Original production cast from Stratford-upon-Avon November 2010) Matilda This version will be available for a limited time prior to the official release by MTI of Matilda the Musical Junior Version (currently in development). performers aged 16 years or younger) in the UK and Ireland ONLY from 4th March, 2014. Matilda the Musical (in 20 minutes) will be released for schools and amateur youth groups (i.e. Information regarding the performance rights for Matilda The Musical can be found here. But as a head-start here they are on Twitter: and Teachers and children will find many creative writing resources on the RSC Education Department’s interactive website. It also has slightly less Minchin-centric information, than this page, in the form of videos, cast and production information, clips of the cast recordings, all their social media accounts and more. The RSC’s Matilda The Musical website has tickets available for the West End and the UK & Ireland Tour. SKIP TO: Matilda | Photos | Videos | Quotes/Reviews | Awards | Press | Stratford-Upon-Avon | West End, London | UK & Ireland Tour | Broadway, New York | US Tour | Australia | Toronto, Canada | Auckland, New Zealand | International Tour | Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical Movie The production was developed with the support of Jeanie O’Hare and the RSC Literary Department.Below is the story of how Tim and Dennis Kelly helped turn Roald Dahl’s famous children’s book Matilda into a hit musical. Matilda The Musical is produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company with André Ptaszynski and Denise Wood as Executive Producers. It has since toured to Australia, New Zealand and China and played its first non-English language production in Seoul, South Korea in 2018/19. Matilda The Musical swept the board at the 2012 Olivier Awards, with a record-breaking seven awards, and won four Tony Awards and a Tony Honor for Excellence in the Theater for the four girls sharing the title role on Broadway. Dahl’s themes of rebellion, bravery, protest and standing up for what you believe in are more relevant in 2020 than ever before. This brave bookworm outwits her ghastly parents The Wormwoods and horrible headteacher Miss Trunchbull using her vivid imagination, intelligence and magical powers. Adapted from Roald Dahl’s much loved 1988 book and commissioned by the Royal Shakespeare Company, the musical premiered at the RSC’s Stratford-upon-Avon home in 2010, before transferring to the West End in 2011, where it opened to rave reviews.īursting with revolting fun and naughtiness, it tells the story of Matilda, the strong, determined heroine, who stands up to her bullies. Matilda The Musical is still widely considered to be one of the most innovative British Musicals of the century. The production is designed by Rob Howell, with choreography by Peter Darling, orchestrations, additional music and musical supervision by Christopher Nightingale, lighting by Hugh Vanstone, sound by Simon Baker and the special effects and illusions are by Paul Kieve. Written by Dennis Kelly, with music and lyrics by Tim Minchin, and direction by Matthew Warchus. It has become the Cambridge Theatre’s longest running production and one of the top twenty longest running musicals in the West End having now welcomed over 3.5 million audience members in London. Winner of 99 international awards including 24 for Best Musical, Matilda The Musical has been seen by over 10 million people across more than 90 cities worldwide. Update your cookie preferences here and enable ‘social and advertising cookies’ To see this content you’ll need to allow us to set some additional cookies!
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