Royal Shakespeare Company’s smash hit production of Matilda The Musical will add six further dates to its upcoming tour – and yes, that includes a stop right here!
Based on Roald Dahl’s much-loved tale of a strong and determined heroine with a vivid imagination, this internationally renowned musical continues to play to packed houses in the West End at the Cambridge Theatre and has been seen by 12 million people across 100 cities around the world.
The production has won over 100 global awards, including 24 for Best Musical. A film adaptation made by the core creative team received its World Premiere at the London Film Festival in October 2022 and can now be watched on Netflix.
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.’
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.
Tim Minchin, Composer and lyricist
★★★★★
‘Smart, quirky and sublimely good’
Time Out
★★★★★
‘Unique and unforgettable’
Rolling Stone
★★★★★
‘Hilarious. Moving. Glorious’
Daily Telegraph
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Matilda The Musical
29 April – 17 May 2026 | Mayflower Theatre
Matilda is the story of an extraordinary little girl who, armed with a vivid imagination and a sharp mind, dares to take a stand and change her own destiny.