PRODUCTION IMAGES RELEASED FOR THE NEW CAST OF THE ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY’S PRODUCTION OF MATILDA THE MUSICAL
MICHAEL BEGLEY, MIRIA PARVIN AND REBECCA THORNHILL JOIN THE CAST AS MR WORMWOOD, MISS HONEY AND MRS WORMWOOD, WITH EVIE HONE AND LIZZIE WELLS JOINING ANNA-LOUISE KNIGHT AND LARA MCDONNELL IN THE TITLE ROLE OF MATILDA
NOW BOOKING UNTIL 18 DECEMBER 2016, MATILDA THE MUSICAL ENTERS ITS FIFTH YEAR IN THE WEST END THIS SUNDAY
FOUR PRODUCTIONS ARE NOW PLAYING WORLDWIDE WITH DATES JUST ANNOUNCED FOR MELBOURNE, AFTER OPENING TO RAVE REVIEWS IN SYDNEY
New production images of the cast of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s production of Matilda The Musical are now available. Evie Hone and Lizzie Wells have joined Anna-Louise Knight and Lara McDonnell in the title role, alongside Michael Begley (Mr Wormwood), Miria Parvin (Miss Honey) and Rebecca Thornhill (Mrs Wormwood). Craige Els will continue in the role of Miss Trunchbull. Matilda The Musical, which celebrates its 4th birthday on Sunday 25 October, is now booking at the Cambridge Theatre until 18 December 2016.
Capturing the imagination of young and old alike, Matilda The Musical has now received 50 awards in Stratford-upon-Avon, London and New York, and has been seen by over three million people worldwide. The London and Broadway productions of Matilda The Musical have been joined by the US tour which opened in Los Angeles in May. After opening to rave reviews at Sydney’s Lyric Theatre on 20 August, the Australian production has just announced it will open at Melbourne’s Princess 
Theatre from 13 March 2016 for a strictly limited season.
The young performers who play the roles of Bruce, Lavender, Amanda, Nigel, Eric and the other pupils at Crunchem Hall are as follows: Leo Ayres, Charlie Barnard, Thomas Berry, Fifi Bloomsbury-Khier, Tilly Cook, Bronte Cosgrave, Ellie Dadd, Connor Deeks, Carla Dixon, Dayna Dixon, Denzel Eboji, Hannah Hague, Keyaan Hameed, Caoimhe Judd, Sophia Keaveney, Lia Moxom, Demi Olawoyin, Ben Perkins, Max Reader, Jason Rennie, Joe Sheridan, Jacob Smith, Eva Trodd, Harrison Vaughan and Jamie Wilding.
The adult cast includes Fabian Aloise, Robbie Boyle, John Brannoch, Oliver Brooks, Jonathan Cordin, Olly Dobson, Demi Goodman, Elliot Harper, Will Hawksworth, Kate Kenrick, Rachel Moran, Tom Muggeridge, Charlotte Scott, Matthew Serafini, Biancha Szynal, Laura Tyrer and Sharlene Whyte.
Inspired by Roald Dahl’s beloved book, Matilda The Musical premiered at the Royal Shakespeare Company’s The Courtyard Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon in November 2010, before transferring to London’s West End in October 2011. On 25 October, Matilda The Musical will celebrate its fourth anniversary in London with tickets now on sale until 18 December 2016 at the Cambridge Theatre.
Having swept the board at the 2012 Olivier Awards, winning a record-breaking seven awards, Matilda The Musical has gone on to take Broadway by storm winning four Tony Awards® and a Tony Honor for Excellence in the Theater for each of the four girls sharing the title role. The New York production of Matilda The Musical, produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company and The Dodgers, opened in March 2013 at Broadway’s Shubert 
Theatre.
Matilda The Musical is produced in the West End by the Royal Shakespeare Company with André Ptaszynski and Denise Wood as Executive Producers. The production was developed with the support of Company Dramaturg Jeanie O’Hare and the RSC Literary Department.
Matilda The Musical is written by playwright Dennis Kelly, with music and lyrics by comedian, musician and composer Tim Minchin, and direction by Matthew Warchus. 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.
Listings Information
MATILDA THE MUSICAL
Cambridge Theatre,EarlhamStreet,WC2H 9HU
Booking until 18 December 2016
Tuesdays 7pm
Wednesday – Saturday 7:30pm
Wednesday & Saturday 2:30pm
Sundays 3pm
Extra matinee performance – Thursday 29 October
Box Office: Cambridge Theatre 0844 412 4652 / RSC Ticket Hotline 0844 800 1110
To book online visit: www.matildathemusical.com