MATILDA THE MUSICAL announces reopening plans

It has been announced that Matilda the Musical will reopen at the Cambridge Theatre on 16 September, with full casting announced for its return and tickets now on sale through to 13 February 2022. 

Imogen Cole, Alyssa D’Souza, Alex Munden and Zoe Simon will share the title role of Matilda. Kasper Cahill-Ritter, Sienna Clarke, Rosie Gell-Marquez, Beth Gilmour, Louie Gray and Gracie Hodson-Prior will continue in the roles of Bruce, Lavender, Amanda and other pupils. 

The new young stars joining the production to play the children of Crunchem Hall include Hari Aggarwal, Thommy Bailey Vine, Keiron Bell, Tom Bonomini, Drew Edwards, Robyn Elwell, Rory Finnegan, Darcy Kelly, Ben Lee, Keanna-Skye O’Quinn, Nicholas Parris, Bella Perdoni, Chancé Quaye, Scarlett Jayne Rackham, Bren Reilly, Niamh Ritchie, Jacob Savva, Jayden Seder and Alex Stockton. 

Carly Thoms will be taking over the role of Miss Honey, with Elliot Harper as Miss Trunchball, Sebastien Torkia as Mr Wormwood and Annette McLaughlin as Mrs Wormwood. The full adult cast includes, Georgia Carling, Roger Dipper, Bryan Mottram, Liberty Buckland, Katrina Dix, Matt Krzan, James Revell, Kate Kenrick, Gemma Scholes, Landi Oshinowo, Ben Kerr, Connor Lewis, Tom Mather, Kane Oliver Parry, Ryan Pidgen and Dawn Williams. 

Tim Minchin, who wrote the music and lyrics for the production, said: ‘I’m SO excited that the West End will be reopening soon, and that Matilda will be back on stage in time for its 10th birthday. And that I’ll be able to be in my favourite city for the first time in two years! I’ve so keenly missed Matilda, my London family, and live theatre in general’ 

It has also been announced that the show will play for the first time in the Netherlands, translated into Dutch for a run at the Oude Luxor Theater Rotterdam. 

You can see a brand-new trailer for Matilda the Musical below…