New tour dates announced for RSC's production of MATILDA THE MUSICAL
Photo credit: Manuel Harlan
It has been announced today that the RSC’s smash hit production of Matilda The Musical, based on Roald Dahl’s beloved book, will add five further dates to its upcoming tour of the UK and Ireland.
The show, which this year celebrates 15 years on stage, opens at the Curve, Leicester on 6 October, before travelling to Bradford, Liverpool, Plymouth, Sunderland, Edinburgh and Manchester where it will run through March and April of 2026.
The new tour dates begin in April 2026 at the Mayflower Theatre Southampton, followed by performances in Bristol, Birmingham, Norwich and Milton Keynes where the show will play until 14 November 2026.
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.
Writer Dennis Kelly said: “It’s great to get the chance to bring this little girl’s story to people in their home cities and towns, and to all those theatres where theatre really matters.”
Composer and lyricist Tim Minchin said: “When we first started working on the show, our aim was to make a lovely little jewel of a musical for the RSC’s Courtyard Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon. We never imagined that all these years later it would still be running in the West End, have been made into a film, and is now about to embark on its second tour of the UK and Ireland. I’m deeply proud of Matilda The Musical, and every single talented person who continues to work on it with passion and enthusiasm.”
Casting, further tour dates and further creative team details will be announced in due course.
Priority booking for Bristol, Birmingham and Milton Keynes will be from 11am on 24 March, with a general on sale from 11am on 26 March. For Southampton, priority booking is from 10am on 27 March, with a general on sale from 10am on 2 April. In Norwich, priority booking starts from 24 March, with a general on sale from 25 April.
To book tickets for Matilda the Musical at select touring venues, please click here.