Matilda The Musical London The Story

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.

Winner of over 100 international awards, Matilda has been delighting audiences in London’s West End for more than 13 years

WINNER of over 100 international awards, including 24 for Best Musical

7 OLIVIER AWARDS Including Best New Musical

Olivier Awards (UK)

BEST MUSICAL

Evening Standard (UK)

5 WHATSONSTAGE.COM AWARDS Including Best New Musical And Best West End Show

Whatsonstage.com (UK)

6 BROADWAY WORLD AWARDS Including Best Musical

Broadway World (UK)

2 MOUSETRAP AWARDS Including Best Family Show

Mousetrap Awards (UK)

FAVOURITE FAMILY SHOW

Theatrepeople.com (UK)

LONDON THEATRE SHOW OF THE YEAR

London Lifestyle Award (UK)

BEST THEATRE PRODUCTION

Group Leisure Awards (UK)

BEST THEATRE

South Bank Sky Arts Awards (UK)

2 SOBOM AWARDS For Best Musical

Sobom Awards (UK)

2 THEATRE AWARDS Including Best Musical Production

Theatre Awards (UK)

CRITICS’ CIRCLE THEATRE AWARDS For Best Musical

Critic’s Circle (UK)

4 TONY AWARDS Including Best Book Of A Musical

Tony Awards (US)

5 BROADWAYWORLD.COM AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARDS Including Best Musical

Broadwayworld.Com (US)

5 DRAMA DESK AWARDS Including Outstanding Musical, Lyrics And Book Of A Musical

Drama Desk Awards (US)

BEST MUSICAL

New York Drama Critic’s Circle Awards (US)

2 OUTER CRITICS’ CIRCLE AWARDS Including Outstanding Book Of A Musical

Outer Critic’s Circle Awards (US)

BEST DEBUT PERFORMANCE

Theatre World Awards (US)

BEST MUSICAL

Playbill.Com Audience Choice Awards (US)

2 BROADWAY.COM AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARDS Including Favourite Song

Broadway.Com (US)

4 SYDNEY THEATRE AWARDS Including Best Production Of A Musical

Sydney Theatre Awards (AUS)

2 BROADWAYWORLD LOS ANGELES AWARDS

BroadwayWorld Los Angeles Awards 2015 (US Tour)

13 HELPMANN AWARDS Including Best Musical

Helpmann Awards (AUS)

BEST FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT

Lastminute.Com Theatre Awards (UK)

8 GREEN ROOM AWARDS Including Best Production

Green Room Awards (AUS)

BEST FOREIGN MUSICAL
Yegreen Awards (Korea)

5 KOREAN MUSICAL AWARDS
Korean Musical Awards 2019 & 2023 (Korea)

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'NOTHING MATCHES IT'

New York Times

'AN EVENING OF UNADULTERATED BLISS.

Writer Dennis Kelly and composer and lyricist Tim Minchin go to the top of the class with this anarchically joyous, gleefully nasty and ingenious musical adaptation of Roald Dahl’s story.'
The Guardian

'UTTERLY EXHILARATING.

Matthew Warchus’s colourful riot of a production achieves an even dizzier balance between gleeful, grotesque, fun and heart-tugging poignancy, brilliantly drilled dynamism and warm, unforced charm.’
The Independent

‘THE QUEST FOR A GREAT NEW MUSICAL IS OVER.’

Evening Standard

'SMART, QUIRKY AND SUBLIMELY GOOD FUN.

A moving and subtle spectacle which will have kids in stitches and adults in tears. It is guaranteed to delight anyone who’s ever been a child. I can’t wait to see it again.’
Time Out

‘AN ABSOLUTE CRACKER OF A SHOW, BURSTING WITH DYNAMISM, FIZZING WITH VERVE.

Irresistible and ingenious.’
Daily Express

‘HILARIOUS. MOVING. GLORIOUS.

Matthew Warchus’s thrilling, warm-hearted production, exuberantly designed by Rob Howell, with pin-sharp choreography by Peter Darling, combines comedy with a sense of wonder. This show indeed has something miraculous about it.’
The Daily Telegraph

‘GIDDILY ENJOYABLE.

Roars of approval shake the theatre.’
Sunday Express

'TRULY REVOLUTIONARY.

The most satisfying and subversive musical ever to come out of Britain.’
New York Times

'UNIQUE & UNFORGETTABLE.

A Matilda to do Dahl proud.'
Rolling Stone

'DAZZLINGLY INVENTIVE WITH CONSIDERABLE MAGIC.

I can't wait to see it again.'
The Hollywood Reporter

'YOU WON'T WANT TO LEAVE.

A deliriously amusing, malevolent, heartwarming, head-spinning world.'
Bloomberg

'MARVELOUSLY MAGICAL!

The smartest musical to arrive on Broadway in years!'
USA Today

'AN EXPLOSION OF JOY.

So riotously enjoyable its future could be limitless.'
Variety

'MATILDA IS A FREAKING MASTERPIECE.

Stands head & shoulders above its peers.'
Time Out Sydney

'NOTHING SHORT OF A MIRACLE.

Lifts the audience up out of their chairs.'
The Daily Review

'ASTOUNDINGLY GOOD.

The years roll back like some mist, and you feel that long-lost sense of wonder.'
Sydney Morning Herald

'MATILDA HITS ALL THE RIGHT NOTES.

Makes you want to punch the air with delight.'
The Australian

'A REVOLTING SUCCESS.

A riotously uplifting love letter to the power of story and the stage.'
The Guardian

'JOYOUS, CHEEKY & PLAYFUL.

The joyfulness of Matilda The Musical is so infectious you can't help but smile throughout.'
The Daily Telegraph

'ENTHRALLING... SUBVERSIVE, WITTY AND EFFERVESCENTLY OFFBEAT.

The bottom line: all the praise and the awards can't oversell this irresistible musical.'
The Hollywood Reporter

'THE AUDIENCE DOESN'T APPLAUD, THEY ROAR.'

Los Angeles Daily News

'BIG, BOLD AND WICKEDLY WITTY.'

San Francisco Chronicle

'HOW DO YOU SPELL MAGICAL? M-A-T-I-L-D-A.

One of the most bewitching musicals in recent memory.'
Bay Area News Group

'CAPTIVATING.

Matilda The Musical is a spree of theatrical invention.'
Seattle Times

'THEATRICAL MAGIC.

You want to pause and rewatch again and again.'
Buffalo News

'A GIFT OF A SHOW.

Its transformation from book to stage has been remarkable.'
Stage Review

'I HAD TEARS IN MY EYES OF PURE HAPPINESS.

I would have been more than happy to watch the entire show again straight away.'
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'DON'T MISS THE MAGIC OF MATILDA.'

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'NOTHING MATCHES IT'

'AN EVENING OF UNADULTERATED BLISS.

'UTTERLY EXHILARATING.

‘THE QUEST FOR A GREAT NEW MUSICAL IS OVER.’

'SMART, QUIRKY AND SUBLIMELY GOOD FUN.

‘AN ABSOLUTE CRACKER OF A SHOW, BURSTING WITH DYNAMISM, FIZZING WITH VERVE.

‘HILARIOUS. MOVING. GLORIOUS.

‘GIDDILY ENJOYABLE.

'TRULY REVOLUTIONARY.

'UNIQUE & UNFORGETTABLE.

'DAZZLINGLY INVENTIVE WITH CONSIDERABLE MAGIC.

'YOU WON'T WANT TO LEAVE.

'MARVELOUSLY MAGICAL!

'AN EXPLOSION OF JOY.

'MATILDA IS A FREAKING MASTERPIECE.

'NOTHING SHORT OF A MIRACLE.

'ASTOUNDINGLY GOOD.

'MATILDA HITS ALL THE RIGHT NOTES.

'A REVOLTING SUCCESS.

'JOYOUS, CHEEKY & PLAYFUL.

'ENTHRALLING... SUBVERSIVE, WITTY AND EFFERVESCENTLY OFFBEAT.

'THE AUDIENCE DOESN'T APPLAUD, THEY ROAR.'

'BIG, BOLD AND WICKEDLY WITTY.'

'HOW DO YOU SPELL MAGICAL? M-A-T-I-L-D-A.

'CAPTIVATING.

'THEATRICAL MAGIC.

'A GIFT OF A SHOW.

'I HAD TEARS IN MY EYES OF PURE HAPPINESS.

'DON'T MISS THE MAGIC OF MATILDA.'

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