NEW CAST ANNOUNCED FROM MARCH 2024
Matilda The Musical is now booking through to May 2025 with tickets for the new dates now on sale.
Now in its 13th year in London, Matilda The Musical has been seen by over 11 million people across more than 90 cities worldwide and is thrilled to welcome new young performers to the Cambridge Theatre.
Anna Deikalo, Ava Posniak and Sophia Saravanan will join Estella Evans in the title role, with their first performances from 12 March 2024.
The other new young performers announced today joining the London company in the roles of Bruce, Lavender, Nigel and the rest of the pupils at Crunchem Hall are: Nesim Adnan, Ryo Appadu, Chloe Boyle, Amelia-Grace Cambridge, Caoimhe Fisher, Jesamine-Bleu Gibbs, Matthias Green, Daisy Jeffcoate, Kaylen Luke, Lola McCourtie, Yvie Moore, Harry Newby, Alex Prior, Frankie Treadaway and Marnie Rae Warren-Baker.
These new performers join the existing young cast who continue in their roles: Jake Durant, Max Garlick, Lilia Guinoubi, Coco-Lili Hodder, Zarian Marcel Obatarhe, Elliott Marsden, Toryn O’Callaghan, Kristiano Ricardo, Harriet Rogers, and Archie Smith.
The current adult cast includes: Rakesh Boury (Mr Wormwood), Kieran Hill (Miss Trunchbull), Amy Ellen Richardson (Mrs Wormwood), and Lydia White (Miss Honey). The ensemble includes: Esme Bacalla-Hayes, Thea Bunting, Ronan Burns, Ella Caldwell, Stan Doughty, Nolan Edwards, Karina Hind, Aaron Jenkins, Sam Lathwood, Sean Lopeman, Ruairidh McDonald, Kane Oliver Parry, Roan Pronk, Gabrielle Davina Smith, Deborah Tracey and Lauren Varnham.
Matilda at Buckingham Palace
Matilda The Musical will be performing on BBC’s The One Show this Thursday, to celebrate the final of the BBC’s 500 Words writing competition – celebrated on World Book Day.
Filmed live at Buckingham Palace, tune in on 7 March to see the cast performing a beautiful version of ‘When I Grow Up’.
BOLT Awards
We are delighted that Matilda The Musical has been nominated for the ‘Soundtrack to my Soul’ award for Go Live Theatre’s ‘Best Of London Theatre’ awards.
The B.O.L.T awards are led by Go Live’s fantastic Youth Forum, made up of young people aged 15-23.
Break a leg to all the nominees – the B.O.L.T award winners will be announced on Sunday 18 February.
Young Voices
We are thrilled that songs from Matilda The Musical are being performed in arenas across the country as part of Young Voices 2024.
Young Voices host the largest children’s choir concerts in the world, and last night we took our Miss Honey, Lydia White, to the O2 for a special performance with a choir of more than 9,000 children.
Tim Minchin also sent a special good luck to all the children performing songs from Matilda this year – see the videos over on our Instagram.