Matilda The Musical_ September 2024_ Team 2_2024_Photo by Manuel Harlan

Matilda The Musical has welcomed a class of new pupils to the production, which is now booking at the Cambridge Theatre until May 2026.

Suki Hillier, Mia Rogers and Alexis Whitehead will join Angelica Scott in the title role of Matilda in the Royal Shakespeare Company production, taking to the stage from March 18. 

Other young performers joining the London company in the roles of Bruce, Lavender, Nigel and the rest of the pupils at Crunchem Hall are Janai Bartlett, Alexander Beaumont, Kobe Champion-Norville, William Gurney, Arietta Hall, Annabelle Haverson, Chase King, Reuben Laming, Lexi Lancaster, Elsie Laslett, Maxwell McGetrick, Theo Oh, Myla Park, Josh Pegler, Drew Reilly, Harry Relf, Isabella Rummery, Ashley Taylor, Khit Thakhin and Aisha Ugurhan.

These new performers join the existing young cast of Joseph Burrows, Pasquale Folivi AD, Joey Grady, Adam Hussain and Isabelle McLatchie.

The current adult cast includes: Tiffany Graves (Mrs Wormwood), Kieran Hill (Miss Trunchbull), Neil McDermott (Mr Wormwood) and Eve Norris (Miss Honey).

The ensemble includes Esme Bacalla-Hayes, Pearce Barron, Alex Louize Bird, Reece Budin, Ronan Burns, Dan Cooke, William Elijah-Lewis, Karina Hind, Issy Khogali, Sam Lips, Sam Jeffrey Parkes, Jak Skelly, Gabrielle Davina Smith, Deborah Tracey, Ralph Watts and Dawn Williams. 

Written by Dennis Kelly, with music and lyrics by Tim Minchin and developed and directed by Matthew Warchus, the production is designed by Rob Howell, with choreography by Peter Darling, orchestrations, additional music and musical supervision by Christopher Nightingale, lighting by Hugh Vanstone, sound by Simon Baker and special effects and illusions by Paul Kieve.

Now in its 14th year – and the 15th longest-running production in London’s West End, it has been seen by 12 million people across 100 cities worldwide. It will begin a UK & Ireland tour later this year.

Find tickets for Matilda The Musical at the Cambridge Theatre here.

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