The Royal Shakespeare Company's production of Matilda The Musical, based on Roald Dahl's book, comes to Milton Keynes Theatre.
Matilda The Musical opens at Milton Keynes Theatre on Wednesday 28 October, running through to 14 November. It's the Royal Shakespeare Company's production, based on Roald Dahl's book, and it's celebrating 15 years on stage this year. The show was originally staged at the RSC's Courtyard Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon before it went on tour.
Behind the scenes, it's a proper company effort. Dennis Kelly wrote the book, with music and lyrics by Tim Minchin. Matthew Warchus developed and directed it, Rob Howell did the set design, Peter Darling handled the choreography, and Christopher Nightingale took on musical supervision. Together they've built a production that's picked up more than 100 global awards, 24 of those for Best Musical, and has been seen by 12 million people across 100 cities.
If you're more of a film person, you might already know the story from the screen. The show's core creative team made a film adaptation that premiered at the London Film Festival in October 2022 and is now on Netflix, so you can catch that first if you want to get the gist of it before seeing the live version. The stage production is the one coming to Milton Keynes, though, and it's the RSC's version that's been touring.
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It's a short run, just under three weeks, so if you're planning to go, you'll want to pick your dates early. The show runs from 28 October to 14 November at Milton Keynes Theatre.
