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Welcome to a Wiki for Matilda the Musical. Here, you will find details of casting and dates.

Matilda the Musical is a musical written by Dennis Kelly, with music and lyrics by Tim Minchin. The show is currently running on the West End, with a UK and Ireland tour currently going on. It is based on the beloved children's novel Matilda by Roald Dahl, and has won the most Olivier Awards in history. The musical is centred around the Wormwood family: the titular character Matilda Wormwood, Mrs Wormwood, Mr Wormwood and Michael Wormwood. When Matilda starts school, she meets the lovely Miss Honey, the horrible Miss Trunchbull and befriends her classmates: Bruce, Lavender, Nigel, Amanda, Eric, Alice, Hortensia and Tommy. She frequently visits the librarian Mrs Phelps to tell her stories.

Here is an overview of all Matilda productions by the Royal Shakespeare Company, past and present.

Matilda the Musical around the World[]

Current Professional Productions:

  • West End
  • UK and Ireland Tour

Current Matildas around the world[]

Edie McCaig, Mia Rogers, Suki Hillier and Emilia Shefford

Edie McCaig, Mia Rogers, Suki Hillier and Emilia Shefford

Here is a list of all of the current Matildas.

West End:[]

Olivia Ironmonger, Mollie Hutton, Sanna Kurihara and Madison Davis with Tim Minchin

Olivia Ironmonger, Mollie Hutton, Sanna Kurihara and Madison Davis with Tim Minchin

UK and Ireland Tour:[]

Current West End Cast[]

Here is a list of the current West End children’s Cast.

Matilda[]

Bruce[]

Lavender[]

Nigel[]

Amanda[]

Eric[]

Alice[]

Hortensia[]

Tommy[]

Current UK Tour Cast[]

Here is a list of the current UK Tour children’s Cast.

Matilda[]

Bruce[]

Lavender[]

  • Dottie Jones
  • Sana Lennon
  • Pixie Pettigrew

Nigel[]

  • Jacob Connor-Ashton
  • Cole Nicholson
  • Felix Schmitt

Amanda[]

  • Sylvie Grace
  • Rose Jammeh
  • Millie-May Mankowska

Eric[]

  • Leo Maurice
  • Jaxon James Nolan
  • Haiden Sihapanya

Alice[]

  • Portia Jeffries

Hortensia[]

  • Nicole Manumbre

Tommy[]

  • Rudy Bragg
  • Charlie Cox
  • Tate Masuku

Did you know?[]

  • At 4ft 4in (or: 132cm) tall, Matilda Wormwood is the smallest leading lady in a musical.
  • The production uses 8.320 balloons a year and 105 metres of balloon elastic.
  • There are 3.780 paper aeroplanes flown into the audience each year. Each one is a written school report of one of Matilda's classmates.
  • The production goes through over 100 tubs of chocolate spread each year.
  • The Blackboard moves 15.5 miles (or 24.9 km) over the course of a year, at a top speed of 1.5mph (or 2.4km/h)
  • Miss Honey and Matilda enjoy a real cup of tea on stage complete with milk and a biscuit during the song "My House"
  • The Crunchem Hall School badge that features on the children's blazers is designed by Quentin Blake, who also illustrated the books written by Roald Dahl.
  • Tim Minchin, the Australian comedian who wrote the lyrics and music for Matilda, first tried to get the rights to make Matilda the Musical just after Roald Dahl's death in 1990, but he wasn't successful until many years later.

Awards and Records[]

  • Matilda the Musical has won over 100 international awards, including 24 for Best Musical.
  • Matilda the Musical holds the record for the most Olivier Awards ever received by a Musical: 7. This record is shared with Hamilton (both including the category 'Best Musical') as well as Cabaret and Sunset Boulevard (both including 'Best Musical Revival').
  • The Australian production won a record-breaking 13 awards, winning every category it was nominated for.
  • Matilda is the longest-running show at the Cambridge Theatre in London.
  • The milestone of 10.000 performances played worldwide was achieved on October 21, 2025.
  • Matilda the Musical is the 10th longest-running musical in the West End, having played over 5.000 performances as of October 2025.
  • Matilda is the 55th longest running show on Broadway and was in Australia for a whopping two years!
  • The Broadway production played a total of 37 previews and 1.555 performances.
  • The South Korean Production of Matilda is the very first production of the show to be entirely in a language other than English.
  • Matilda was featured in an episode of the podcast "Jim and Tomic's Musical Theatre Happy Hour" on December 9, 2016.
  • Matilda was featured in an episode of the podcast "Musicals with Cheese" on March 8, 2019.
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Here to show us EXACTLY how it’s done- Welcome Matilda The Musical! - Semi-Finals - BGT

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Matilda The Musical - Official West End Trailer


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