Matilda the Musical (Kids Cinema)

Matilda the Musical is coming to The Hub on Verulam on Wednesday 2 December, as part of their Toddler & Kids Cinema programme. It's a screening of the stage production, so you're getting the full musical on screen rather than a live performance.

The Hub runs this as a kids' cinema session, which means it's set up for families rather than a standard cinema crowd. The screening takes place in The Terrace, and it's for children attending with an adult, so it's a day out you'll be sharing with your little ones rather than dropping them off on their own. If you've got kids who've already seen the story or the songs, it's a good way to let them experience the whole thing together in a space that's actually meant for them.

For those who aren't as familiar, Matilda the Musical is the stage adaptation of Roald Dahl's classic, with the story of the precocious girl and her battle against the formidable Miss Trunchbull. Seeing it in a cinema setting lets the kids settle in and take it all in at their own pace, and since it's part of the Toddler & Kids Cinema, the whole thing is tailored for a younger audience. It's a bit of a different way to do a musical — on a screen instead of a stage — but it works well when you're heading in with the kids.

It all goes down at The Hub on Verulam in St Albans on 2 December. If you're planning to take the family along, just keep in mind it's a kids' cinema session, so it's designed for children attending with an adult.