Matilda The Musical Review

Matilda The Musical is a popular British musical based on Roald Dahl's famous book of the same title. It was created by Danny Alexander and directed by Matt Warchus, with songs and music by Tim Minchin. It features musical numbers that are both hilarious and uplifting. It is also a highly enjoyable show for young children.

The main cast of Matilda consists of two women: an eleven year old girl named Mandy who has recently been orphaned and adopted by her Uncle James (Peter Kay) and Auntie Agatha (Phoebe Snow). James has lost his job because he has just broken up with his girlfriend, and he has no family left. Agatha, meanwhile, has adopted a younger girl, Maggie (Jenny Slate), who happens to be the niece of James. Maggie is also in love with James but does not want to risk her friendship with him by getting involved in something as dangerous as the Matildas.

James and Maggie start off as a married couple until Agatha unexpectedly becomes pregnant. They split up because James had a plan to get his ex-girlfriend back, while Agatha does not want to become a mother again. James gets Mandy pregnant and later falls for Maggie.

As their relationship grows stronger, James and Maggie decide to start a family. This leads them to an orphanage where they adopt a number of children including James' cousin Bill. When James' father passes away, Mandy takes care of him until James' aunt decides that James should have custody of him.

Meanwhile, a group of students who call themselves the Narnia Chronicles start visiting the orphanage to see if they can find the magical Ring. When Matilda starts acting strangely, they set out to find the Ring. When they do, they find a magical mirror that transforms their children into animals.

Matilda The Musical tells the story of two people who do not want to go through life feeling sad or unhappy. Instead, they decide to try to make their lives better by finding happiness. Happiness in different ways. Their journey begins with a happy ending because they find the Ring and become the happy Matildas.

Matilda was initially created as a commercial play, but it soon evolved into a real musical. It won eight Tony Awards including the best play in 2020. It was produced by the West End Players in London and was directed by John Tiffany. Matilda The Musical was nominated for two Oscars, the best play for the original cast and the best score for the cast. There were also four Emmy Awards for the film and a slew of film festival and other awards.

Although the play is based on a book that is very popular, the musical version is far more enjoyable. The story has a unique plot that the book could never have achieved. Matilda also features a large amount of dancing, which is usually very hard to find in theatrical productions.

If you are looking for a fun musical, there is nothing like Matilda. The play is also fun, and entertaining, but it is the musical that truly bring the story alive. It is a must-see for all ages.

Review: Girl power rules in Matilda The Musical

A feisty young lady thinks carefully and mental fortitude, and in the long run her superpowers, to challenge the twisted grown-up world. Shrewd beats inept, calm beats boisterous, right beats may. Equity is reestablished and the fiendish witch is dead. 

Matilda The Musical, the West End and Broadway hit dependent on Roald Dahl's amazing 1988 children's novel, unites components of The Wizard of Oz, Little Orphan Annie and Supergirl in cunningly incendiary manners. 

How could this show be anything other than an endearing, swarm satisfying crush, particularly coordinated by Daryl Cloran, who gave us the previous summer's splendid Beatles-curved As You Like It at Bard on the Beach? This co-creation from the Arts Club, Citadel and Royal Manitoba Theater nearly figures out how to blow it. 

Luckily, two or three magnificent focal exhibitions and a solid consummation make all the difference. 

Five-year-old geniusMatilda Wormwood, flawlessly played by Thailey Roberge (exchanging with Georgia Acken), needs to fight with bizarre guardians. 

Blockhead Dad (Ben Elliott), a warped vehicle sales rep in uproarious plaid and immense pompadour, denies even to recognize she's a young lady. Pompous Mom (Lauren Bowler), all prodded light hair and gems, dislikes removing time from couples dancing with her smarmy accomplice Rodolpho (Julio Fuentes). "Suppers don't microwave themselves, you know!" 

The way that Matilda can peruse enormously — Dickens and Dostoevsky among others — intrigues administrator Mrs. Phelps (Sharon Crandall) and thoughtful educator Miss Honey (Alison MacDonald). Be that as it may, Matilda's folks mock her for it. Truth be told, they severely dislike her. 

Things deteriorate under Miss Trunchbull (comical John Ullyatt), gigantic headmistress of the school whose maxim is Children Are Maggots. Like a dressed in drag SS official, Trunchbull tyrannizes and threatens the understudies, concocting offenses and delighting in horrible disciplines. 

Understanding that bad form must be contradicted, "mischievous" Matilda goes to bat for what's correct, rallies different children, vanquishes the beast and spares Miss Honey. The supernatural force she finds in herself is practically excess. 

A major issue is the creation's awkwardness of execution styles. Toward one side is Roberge's pleasantly downplayed, sensible, angrily quiet Matilda, supplemented by MacDonald's Miss Honey battling to be a dependable instructor and individual. At the other is Ullyatt's sublimely over-the-top Trunchbull, the animation lowlife we love to abhor. 

Be that as it may, for all intents and purposes each other character is played too huge, childish and damp, as though they were all trying out to be Trunchbull. Crandall's curator is the most noticeably terrible guilty party, however finding the correct levels is basically the chief's obligation. 

Tim Minchin's musical score is dull however his verses are remarkably smart — when you can hear them. An amazingly sloppy sound framework darkens a great part of the lyrics, particularly the youngsters' themes and the Wormwood' two part harmonies. The spotless sound of Mr. Wormwood's performance ("All I realize I gained from TV"), Matilda and Miss Honey's "The point at which I Grow Up" and Trumbull's archly enunciated phys. ed. exercise ("The Smell of Rebellion") is an incredible help. 

At its best, Matilda The Musical catches the zeitgeist of our occasions, the pith of Trump World, in melodies like Mrs. Wormwood's Loud. Individuals don't care for individuals who are shrewd. Content has never been less significant. Somewhat less minds, significantly more hair. Nobody's going to tune in on the off chance that you don't yell. 

It takes a savvy young lady to fix those bogus qualities. I'm deciding in favor of Matilda.

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Matilda The Musical Showcases that Everybody Has Power Inside

"It is not frequently Erie gets something original, but once we saw the chance to become among the very first community theatres to put this series on, we chose it," says Richard Davis, manager of this series.

When the title Matilda seems familiar, it should. Initially based on the story by Roald Dahl, then later adapted into a film, Matilda is a narrative which may be appreciated by kids and adults alike.

Gross could be found on stage as Mr. Wormwood, Matilda's dad. "He is probably among the funniest characters I have ever playedwith. He is the kind of character which the viewer has a love-hate object with. He believes he is incredibly smart, but actually he is a dimwit.



While he comes across as abrasive and mean to inferior Matilda, he puts back it in funny mishaps on the way," says Gross. -- Kalli Oberlander. Buy your Matilda the Musical tickets at discount price. The desire for Matilda across the globe has been enormous for several years and it isn't merely a fun but a relief to finally have the series available for accreditation.

Matilda the Musical arrives at Birmingham Hippodrome and we chat to some of the cast

It’s won more than 85 international awards. Matilda The Musical is the multi-award winning musical from the Royal Shakespeare Company, inspired by the beloved book by the incomparable Roald Dahl.

With book by Dennis Kelly and original songs by 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.

The show continues to delight audiences in London, Australia and on tour around the USA and a major new production will open at Birmingham Hippodrome on Tuesday, running until September 8.

It stars Craige Els, who will reprise the role of Miss Trunchbull having played her in the West End for three years between 2014 and 2017. He will be joined by Carly Thoms as Miss Honey, and Sebastien Torkia and Rebecca Thornhill as Mr and Mrs Wormwood.

Craige trained at Drama Studio London and Aberystwyth University before going on to appear in a series of hit shows. He loves playing Miss Trunchbull and is thrilled to bring it out of the West End to Birmingham.

“Baddies are always the best to play, plus I am too old to play Matilda so there is no chance there. With the role of Miss Trunchbull, I think everyone who has played it will agree that roles like that don’t come along that often, they are beautifully written characters but yet so mean and horrible that it gives you the chance to make them as real and as mean as possible but also make them entertaining at the same time. It is most definitely a wonderful and unique challenge and that’s why I have enjoyed doing it for so long. Roles like this do not come along that often.

“In the West End you get pretty much a West End crowd with a lot of tourists, so it’s nice to take the show to regional places and have local crowds come and watch it and we are in our second venue of the tour and already the crowds are loving it.”

Craige decided to get into acting as a teenager. It was a surprise to his family but they were supportive and eventually thrilled when he made a go of it.

“I decided that when I was about 15 or 16 that I wanted to do acting and it was a bit of a shock to my family because there were no drama clubs near me and my school didn’t even offer it as a subject at GCSE or A Level. For me, it came from enjoying making my friends laugh and making my mum and nan giggle on the weekends. I found that pleasure in entertaining people and I decided I wanted to pursue that. So I went to university and studied drama at Aberystwyth University for three years and then after I went and did a 1 year postgraduate at Drama Studio London where I was able to concentrate more on the practical side of it all. After that like the thousands of others, I left drama school and joined the big wide world and started to audition for things.”

Craige isn’t the only one happy that Matilda is on the road. Dennis Kelly, who wrote the show, said: “It’s been a long time coming but I’m delighted that we get to take Matilda around the UK and to Ireland. We have some fantastic theatres, supported by smart, engaged audiences and we can’t wait to bring this crazy, messy, anarchic explosion of a show to them.”

Tim Minchin, who wrote the show’s music and lyrics, said: “I – like millions of others – feel like Roald Dahl is in my blood, because I grew up with his books. So to have contributed to a piece of work that brings one of his most famous stories to life is one of my life’s great joys. I’m utterly thrilled that audiences in cities all across the UK and Ireland will now share and be part of Matilda’s story.”

And Catherine Mallyon, RSC executive director, adds: “We are thrilled our home-grown miracle, which started life after a seven year gestation in Stratford-upon-Avon, has grown into a bit of a global phenomenon. Following Matilda’s successful run on Broadway, our current tours around North America, Australia and New Zealand, and continuing into our sixth year at the Cambridge Theatre in London’s West End, it is fantastic that we can share Matilda with audiences around the UK and in Ireland. In collaboration with our touring partners we will also deliver a programme of ground-breaking interactive education projects to enable young people to emulate Matilda, sharing the extraordinary power of story-telling and the boundless creativity of their imaginations.”

Matilda The Musical has now been seen by more than 7.7 million people worldwide. Having swept the board at the 2012 Olivier Awards, with a record-breaking seven awards, and winning four Tony Awards and a Tony Honor for Excellence in the Theater for the four girls sharing the title role on Broadway, Matilda The Musical has now played in more than 60 cities and has played 5,500 performances worldwide.

After winning a Sydney Theatre Award for Best Musical in 2015, the Australian and New Zealand tour has now played sold-out seasons in Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide and Auckland. In July 2016, Matilda The Musical broke further records by winning all 13 Helpmann Awards for which it was nominated. The show will have its first non-English language production at the LG Arts Centre in Seoul, South Korea from September 2018 until February 2019.

Katy Perry Reunites with John Mayer, Reports

The American music industry’s biggest names Katy Perry and John Mayer, regularly appear in news reports because of their love relationship. Sometimes it heard they broke relation but in next days couple caught together publicly.

If eyewitnesses are to be believed so these lovebirds are still in love relation but both just pouring dust in everyone’s eyes.

The hitmaker of ‘Dark Eye’ was seen in earlier April month with her on-and-off boyfriend John Mayer by holding hands as well strolling, couple announced their split in March.


The eyewitnesses told media reporters, ‘I Don’t Trust Myself’ singer and his sizzling hot girlfriend Katy were enjoyed dinner date together at brand-new West Hollywood hotspot Ysabel on 4 April.

The 30-year-old super pop star and Mayor both seen publicly while holding hands tightly as well strolling for minutes, some onlookers watched them when they were doing cozy each other, it also said another couple was already there who welcomed them but after minutes changed way.

An insider has confirmed lovebirds are back in love relationship and dating continuously in off-days, but attempting to pouring dust in all eyes as they have nothing between them.


Speculations made noise in start of January month about their reunion as was spotted enjoying their company at dinner at their close friend home, later on when asked them about it—so couple refused rumors and pretended as everything has finished.

Sexiest pop star Katy last seen at brand-new West Hollywood hotspot Ysabel with the 37-year-old beau Mayer, both were smiling during party, even spent quality time after party and some onlookers watched them having fun each other publicly.

The couple has changed ways in about mid of March and became top headline on news channels as well social networking websites.