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Mar 21, 2024 · Mr Wormwood, portrayed by Matthew Rowland, shines with his physical comedy, while Mrs Wormwood (Emily Squibb) dazzles with her dance moves and vocal prowess. Mr Wormwood calls Matilda his son, they mock her for reading books, and verbally abuse her. But that doesn’t dampen little Matilda’s spirits.
As part of a long term cultural exchange programme, the RSC is undertaking a major tour to China next year with Shakespeare’s History plays, and we have already embarked on significant projects with Chinese partners to translate Shakespeare into Mandarin and Chinese classical drama into English.
The production starred Catalina Picone, Isabella Sorrentino and Victoria Vidal as Matilda, Agustín Aristarán as Miss Trunchbull, Laurita Fernández as Miss Honey, José María Listorti as Mr. Wormwood and Fernanda Metilli as Mrs. Wormwood.
Take a look at all the Matilda's so far in Matilda The Musical London, including photos of all the cast members to play Matilda Wormwood in the West End.
- Alisha Weir Is Matilda Wormwood
- Lashana Lynch Is Miss Honey
- Stephen Graham Is Mr Wormwood
- Andrea Riseborough Is Mrs Wormwood
- Sindhu Vee Is Mrs Phelps
13-year old Irish actor and singer Alisha Weir from Knocklyon in Dublin won the film’s title role after an open casting call. Previous to Matilda the Musical, she appeared in 2019 Irish drama series Darklands and 2018 Ireland-set US horror film Don’t Leave Home, and has since voiced the lead part of Fia in Irish children’s TV series Fia’s Fairies. ...
What a coup! Bond, Marvel and The Woman King star Lashana Lynch stopped kicking literal ass on screen long enough to do it figuratively as the mild-mannered but steely cored, sweet-voiced Miss Honey, the teacher who recognises how special Matilda Wormwood is. Lynch plays Nomi, another 007, in 2021’s No Time To Die, and Maria Rambeau in Captain Marv...
Matilda’s no-good conman father, as established by the fabulous Paul Kaye in the stage musical, and by Danny DeVito in the 1996 American movie, is played on screen by one of the UK’s finest modern actors, Stephen Graham. Known for collaborating with Shane Meadows on the This Is England film and TV continuation, and later on The Virtues, Graham made...
Best Actress Oscar nominee (for 2022’s drama To Leslie) Andrea Riseborough plays Matilda’s shallow, glamorous and loud-in-every-way mother in the musical film – a role played by Cheers’ Rhea Perlman in the 1996 film (alongside Perlman’s husband Danny DeVito). Riseborough is a celebrated actor, from a very early part as ghost Annie in the (pre-Lenor...
Stand-up comedian, actor and writer Sindhu Vee plays mobile librarian Mrs Phelps in the new musical film, a new character to whom Matilda tells her stories, and from whom she gets her beloved books. If you haven’t seen Vee’s stand-up specials, you may have seen her as Olivia’s mother in Netflix’s Sex Education, Karen in Mae Martin autobiographical ...
Matilda: The Musical (2022) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
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Nov 27, 2018 · Five-year-old Sofia Poston, who plays the title role of Matilda, performed "Naughty," one of the best-known songs in the musical, at the event.
