Visit: Cambridge Theatre, 32-34 Earlham Street Covent Garden, London WC2H 9HU England
Head into central London’s West End in the early evening and settle into your seat at the theatre to enjoy the 2.5-hour show. When the curtains rise, watch young Mathilda Wormwood live on stage and see the clever ways she deals with the terrifying Miss Trunchbull. With rave reviews from critics across London, the theatre adaptation of Roald Dahl’s classic book is a sure fire hit for kids and adults alike! Look on as the plotline unravels and the talented actors play out their roles under the lights. Laugh along to the witty script and join Miss Honey in song with musical accompaniment arranged by British-born comedian and musician Tim Minchin.
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2 hours 35 minutes(approx.)
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation
Most travelers can participate
Wheelchair locations are available on a request basis only
Recommended 6+ No children under the age of 4 will be admitted and every customer must have their own ticket. To make sure everyone enjoys the show, little ones need to be able to sit in their own seat without any assistance.
Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Posted By : Jay_R
Wonderful play and cast. Theatre's staff was exceptional and helpful. Quent venue and enjoyable. Only negative was a little loud for kids.
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Posted On : 2024-05-06
Posted By : chanteusecrystal
Unforgettable! Those kid actors (adults too!) were just incredible. We sat in the Dress Circle, which was great if you were tall, but unfortunately that day, my kids had to sit behind two very tall individuals and were only allowed one booster (one of my kids is tiny), so had to lean onto the aisle for the entire performance. If I could have, I would have splurged for slightly closer tickets, but still it was definitely worth seeing. My kids read the book, so it was wonderful for them to see it play out in musical theater style.
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Posted On : 2024-04-22
Posted By : Camper597908
Artists were amazing but felt the film was much better. The theatre is a big big letdown. The seats hardly slope and are not staggered so if you pay over 100 pounds for a seat, you’ll only see 50% of the stage if a person your height or taller sits in front. Doesn’t matter where you sit. I recommend first row on the floor above. It really is a poor poor theatre for a musical.
The show itself was good.
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Posted On : 2023-11-23
Posted By : Roam10354550253
This was fantastic and is a must see.
Cast were amazing very immersive. Great for all ages. Be wary that drinks and snacks are very expensive .
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Posted On : 2023-08-17
Posted By : Selina_P
My two children 6 and 9 absolutely loved the musical! It was entertaining and the sets were awesome. I would highly recommend this show
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Posted On : 2023-07-06
Posted By : Tonia_T
One of the best musicals we have ever seen! The cast is incredibly talented, especially the girl playing Matilda! Small theater was well suited for the show and kept the crowd at intermission manageable. Would see it again and again!
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Posted On : 2023-05-18
Posted By : Shane_T
We brought a 6 & 8 yo kids. Since then all they talk about is this show. We would recommend family’s to go, both kids and adults will enjoy.
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Posted On : 2023-03-18
Posted By : kianakittelson
Great theater to visit! Lots of snacks, great seats, and amazing production! One of the best shows I’ve seen for not originally being a musical!
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Posted On : 2022-06-15
Posted By : sarahdF8227LX
Firstly I will start by saying I thoroughly enjoyed it and would see it again. The dancing was incredible from the young children
The trunchbull absolutely brilliant. The stage and props were brilliant, I loved the dancing and stunts etc I was front row so I can't comment on the sound quality but 2 big things were missing for me please DON'T read any further if you don't want spoilers.
Parts kept
Amanda thripp being spun by pig tails - fantastic scene.
Bruce bog trotter eating cake - although he was a slim child lol
The newt scene.
The peroxide/hat
Parts missing
No reference to matildas red ribbon. This to me is a huge part of her identity.
No scenes at trunchbulls house
No Hortensia.
The part when her dad asks Michael for the answer on his paper and she gives the answer
No blowing up the TV. I felt this could have been done very simply
NO CHOKEY. It was talked about and the children were supposedly put in it but it was a few laser beam lights really quite random.
And most importantly NO magic. There was 2 scenes of a cup that wobbled and fell over. And the last scene of when magnus writes on the black board (as someone that's watched the movie about 50 times that scene annoyed me as they wrote it wrong)
I feel that lavender could have easily floated up in the air (especially after Amanda thripp) the TV could have blown up some stuff could have moved about..
Michael was completely removed as a character pretty much. He was there but no lines with matilda.
The adaptations I enjoyed
I liked the new Mrs Phelps
I enjoyed the physical education part
I enjoyed British Harry and zinnia wormwood although they had 3 members of their marriage haha
I loved miss trunchbull being played by a man
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Posted On : 2022-06-12
Posted By : Barry S
Absolutely fantastic show. The actors were excellent, choreography was great and songs were fab especially “when I grow up” and “revolting children”.
Highly recommend going to watch this musical
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Posted On : 2022-05-21
