Matilda the musical: family fun preview

Based on the Tony Award-winning musical and starring Alisha Weir, Lashana Lynch, and Academy Award winner Emma Thompson, Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical is the magical, mischievous, and miraculous musical event of the season.

Matilda Wormwood (Weir) is a little girl with big curiosity, a sharp mind, and a vivid imagination - and the worst parents in the world.

While her parents (Stephen Graham and Andrea Riseborough) content themselves with trashy TV and dodgy money-making schemes, she loves to lose herself in the pages of her beloved books.

Where they are loud, selfish and unkind she is a quiet observer, thinking up small and cheeky acts of rebellion and revenge. On meeting her inspirational teacher, Miss Honey (Lynch), Matilda is encouraged and begins conjuring her own fantastical tales.

Excited to attend Crunchem Hall, Matilda is surprised to find the school is an ominous and oppressive place led by the towering and villainous Miss Trunchbull (Thompson).

As well as kind Miss Honey, the bright lights among the meanness are story-loving librarian, Mrs. Phelps (Sindhu Vee), and Matilda’s newfound school friends.

Filled with an overwhelming sense of justice, Matilda dares to take a stand for what is right and teach Trunchbull a lesson she won’t forget.

“A tangy bit of entertainment, served up with gusto.” – The Guardian

“Extraordinary.” – London Evening Standard

“Brashly entertaining.” – The Hollywood Reporter