Winner of over 100 international awards, including 24 for Best Musical, MATILDA THE MUSICAL has been playing at the Cambridge Theatre in London’s West End for more than 12 years, where it continues to delight audiences of all ages.
With book by Dennis Kelly and original songs by comedian Tim Minchin, MATILDA THE MUSICAL is the story of an extraordinary little girl who, armed with a vivid imagination and a sharp mind, dares to take a stand and change her own destiny.
MATILDA THE MUSICAL is the multi-award winning musical from the Royal Shakespeare Company, inspired by the beloved book by the incomparable Roald Dahl.
Book your MATILDA THE MUSICAL theatre tickets with LOVEtheatre today!
Read More for show synopsis, cast & creative, age guidance and more…
Matilda Wormwood is a remarkable 5 year old, but nobody seems to notice. Not least her family, who are far more interested in what’s on the television. Her father is a dodgy rogue trader dealing in second-hand cars, and her mother is unhealthily obsessed with the tarantella. Matilda can’t help but feel slightly short-changed.
At her new school, Matilda and the other pupils live in fear of the terrifying Miss Agatha Trunchbull. This horrid headmistress rules with an iron fist and a rotten programme of phys-ed. Only Matilda’s favourite teacher, Miss Honey, provides any relief from the Trunchbull’s petrifying patrols of Crunchem Hall.
When Matilda discovers her abilities are a little more magical than most, she sets out to start a revolting revolution of her own!
Onsale now for performances until 24th May 2026. Tickets from £24. Tuesday – Friday 7pm Wednesday 2pm Saturday 2.30pm & 7.30pm Sunday 3pm.
Age Guidance: Recommended for a general audience. As an advisory to adults who might bring young people, the show is suitable for ages 6 and up. Under 4’s will not be permitted into the auditorium. All persons entering the theatre, regardless of age, must have a ticket. Babes-in-arms are not admitted to the auditorium. All children must be old enough to occupy their own seats.
2 hours 35 minutes, including interval.
All credits are West End unless stated otherwise.
Annie Deikalo, Ava Ponsiak, Sophia Saravanan, and Angelica Scott alternate the role of Matilda.
Full adult cast includes:
Eve Norris (Miss Honey), Neil McDermott (Mr Wormwood), Kieran Hill (Miss Trunchbull), Tiffany Graves (Mrs Wormwood), Pearce Barron (Michael Wormwood), Sam Lips (Rudolpho), Deborah Tracey (Mrs Phelps), Issy Khogali (Acrobat), Ronan Burns (Doctor), Ralph Watts (Escapologist), Jak Skelly (Children’s Entertainer, Escapologist), Karina Hind (Henchwoman), Reece Budin (Henchman), Gabrielle Davina Smith (Cook, Henchwoman), William Elijah-Lewis (Henchman), Ronan Burns (Henchman),
Dawn Williams (Dance Captain/Swing) Esme Bacalla-Hayes (Assistant Dance Captain/Swing), Alex Louize Bird (Swing), Dan Cooke (Swing), Sam Jeffrey Parkes (Swing)
Full child cast includes:
Max Garlick, joey Grady, Adam Hussain, and Charlie Man-Evans alternate the role of Bruce
Beatrice Armitage, Maddy Collings, and Jesamine Bleu Gibbs alternate the role of Amanda
Elyza Alderton, Sienna Culm, and Marnie Rae Warren Baker alternate the role of Lavender
Amber Koduah-Hutchinson, Isabel McLatchie, Yvie Moore and Harriet Rogers alternate the role of Alice
Amelia-Grace Cambridge, Alexandra Horner, and Anayah Thomas alternate the role of Hortensia
Pasqual Folivi AD, George Jones, and Kaylen Luke alternate the role of Eric
Ryo Appadu, Joesph Burrows, and Tristan Marwa alternate the role of Nigel
Nesim Adnan, Blake Graham, and Kobe Warmington alternate the role of Tommy
Roald Dahl (Author), Dennis Kelly (Bookwriter), Tim Minchin (Music and Lyrics), Matthew Warchus (Director), Peter Darling (Choreographer), Rob Howell (Set & Costume Design), Christopher Nightingale (Orchestrator & Additional Music), Hugh Vanstone (Lighting Design), Simon Baker (Sound Design), Paul Kieve (Illusion), Ellen Kane (Worldwide Associate Choreographer), Nik Ashton (Worldwide Associate Director), Joseph Pitcher (Associate Director), Luke Sheppard (Associate Director), Lotte Wakeham (Associate Director), Jeanie O’Hare (Commissioning Dramaturg), Will Burton for David Grindrod Associates (Casting Director), Jessica Ronane (Children’s Casting Director), Bruce O’Neil (Originating Musical Director), Hannah Miller (Originating Casting Director), Bec Chippendale (Associate Lighting Designer), Tim Lutkin (Associate Lighting Designer), Laurie Perkins (Associate Musical Supervisor/Musical Director), Ed Burnside (Resident Director), David Keefe (Children’s Musical Director), Tom Muggeridge (Resident Choreographer), Liz Flint (Resident Voice Coach), Spencer James (Assistant Musical Director), Lewis Barnshaw (Assistant Resident Director), Izo Fitzroy (Dialect Coach), Charlie Hughes-D’Aeth (Consultant Vocal Coach), Jo Hawes CDG (Children’s Manager), Royal Shakespeare Company (Producer), Griselda Yorke (Executive Producer), Denise Wood (Executive Producer)
Awards:
2012 – Laurence Olivier Awards – Best New Musical, Best Actor in a Musical, Best Actress in a Musical, Best Director, Best Theatre Choreographer, Best Set Design, Best Sound Design
2013 – Tony Awards – Best Book of a Musical, Best Featured Actor in a Musical, Best Scenic Design of a Musical, Best Lighting Design of a Musical (Braodway)
Nominations:
2012 – Laurence Olivier Awards – Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical, Best Costume Design, Best Lighting Design
2013 – Tony Awards – Best Musical, Best Original Score, Best Actor in a Musical, Best Featured Actress in a Musical, Best Direction of a Musical, Best Choreography, Best Orchestrations, Best Costume Design of a Musical (Broadway)
2014 – Grammy Awards – Best Musical Theatre Album
'An evening of unadulterated bliss. Writer Dennis Kelly and composer and lyricist Tim Minchin go to the top of the class with this anarchically joyous, gleefully nasty and ingenious musical adaptation of Roald Dahl's story'
'Utterly exhilarating. Matthew Warchus's colourful riot of a production achieves an even dizzier balance between gleeful, grotesque, fun and heart-tugging poignancy, brilliantly drilled dynamism and warm, unforced charm'
'The quest for a great new musical is over.'
'Smart, quirky and sublimely good fun. A moving and subtle spectacle which will have kids in stitches and adults in tears. It is guaranteed to delight anyone who's ever been a child. I can't wait to see it again'
'An absolute cracker of a show, bursting with dynamism, fizzing with verve. Irresistible and ingenious'
'Hilarious, moving, glorius. Matthew Warchus's thrilling, warm-hearted production, exuberantly designed by Rob Howell, with pin-sharp choreography by Peter Darling, combines comedy with a sense of wonder. This show indeed has something miraculous about it.'
'Giddily enjoyable. Roars of approval shake the theatre.'
''
