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Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical

Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical

Meet the exception to the rules.

20226.81h 57m

Overview

An extraordinary young girl discovers her superpower and summons the remarkable courage, against all odds, to help others change their stories, whilst also taking charge of her own destiny. Standing up for what's right, she's met with miraculous results.

Directed by Matthew Warchus
Written by Roald Dahl, Tim Minchin, Dennis Kelly
Produced by Luke Kelly, Jonathan Finn, Tim Bevan
Box OfficeBudget: $25.0MRevenue: $37.3M

Top Cast

Alisha Weir

Alisha Weir

Matilda Wormwood

Emma Thompson

Emma Thompson

Agatha Trunchbull

Lashana Lynch

Lashana Lynch

Miss Honey

Stephen Graham

Stephen Graham

Mr. Wormwood

Andrea Riseborough

Andrea Riseborough

Mrs. Wormwood

Sindhu Vee

Sindhu Vee

Mrs. Phelps

Carl Spencer

Carl Spencer

Escapologist

Lauren Alexandra

Lauren Alexandra

Acrobat

Winter Jarrett Glasspool

Winter Jarrett Glasspool

Amanda Thripp

Andrei Shen

Andrei Shen

Eric

Themes & Keywords

child abusecorruptionlibrarymagiccircusmusicalchild prodigybased on play or musicaltelekinesisremakeparentingbased on children's bookfantasy sequenceescape artistprecocious childevil dictatoracrobatsbad parentingfemale child abuserkid geniusabusive familymagical realism

About Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical

Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical is a family, comedy, fantasy film released in 2022 exploring themes of child abuse, corruption, library, magic, circus, musical. Directed by Matthew Warchus, it stars Alisha Weir, Emma Thompson, Lashana Lynch. An extraordinary young girl discovers her superpower and summons the remarkable courage, against all odds, to help others change their stories, whilst also taking charge of her own destiny. Standing up for what's right, she's met with miraculous results.

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