Schools have more time to book Matilda tickets

One teacher goes free with every ten tickets booked, plus a range of online resources are available to give schools insights into the process of staging the show.

As well as teacher notes full of ideas for how to prepare their students for seeing the production, it also offers a programme of work which aims to give young people the inspiration, confidence and skills to develop their own writing.

The interactive resources also contain filmed interviews with the show’s creators, Dennis Kelly and Tim Minchin, together with comprehensive teacher notes for use in the classroom.

Described as ‘a tonic for audiences of all ages’, this production about a strong and determined heroine with a vivid imagination has now won 101 international awards including 24 for Best Musical. 

Anna Deikalo, Ava Posniak and Sophia Saravanan have joined Estella Evans in the title role. The current adult cast includes Rakesh Boury as Mr Wormwood, Kieran Hill as Miss Trunchbull, Amy Ellen Richardson as Mrs Wormwood and Lydia White as Miss Honey.

Now in its 13th year in London, Matilda The Musical has been seen by 11 million people across more than 90 cities worldwide.

“Our children were absorbed in the action”

Teacher Jamie Kelly of Chantry Primary Academy in Luton, who won the School Trip Champion Award at the School Travel Awards used his prize money to take his group to see Matilda and was blown away by his pupil’s reaction to the show.

He told us: “They were completely absorbed with the wonderful actors, the catchy songs, the amazing scenery, props and the overall magic of the experience. Being within arm’s reach of Miss Trunchball was nothing short of amazing.

“We travelled into London by train, which in itself, was an experience for the majority of the pupils, as only a handful had been on a train before and even less had visited London.They had the most memorable time, and for so many of them, it was a truly once in a lifetime experience.” You can read Jamie’s full report here.