MATILDA Marks Magical Milestone

This weekend, the Royal Shakespeare Company's Australian production of Matilda The Musical will mark a significant milestone, with the millionth patron in attendance at the Crown Theatre, Perth, where the critically-acclaimed musical is currently playing.

The Australian Production commenced performances in Sydney in July 2015 and has since played sold-out seasons around the country with an Adelaide season to follow from May 21 at the Festival Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre. The millionth milestone will be reached at the conclusion of a week in which the production was awarded eight Green Room Awards, including Best Musical, in Melbourne.

The Most awarded musical in Australian show business history, Matilda The Musical has been the recipient of over 80 international awards, including 16 for Best Musical, Matilda continues to delight audiences in London, Australia and on tour around the USA.

Matilda The Musical is the multi-award winning musical from the Royal Shakespeare Company, inspired by the beloved book by the incomparable Roald Dahl.

With book by Dennis Kelly and original songs by Tim Minchin, Matilda The Musical is the story of an extraordinary girl who, armed with a vivid imagination and a sharp mind, dares to take a stand and change her own destiny.

The Australian Production of Matilda The Musical opened to unqualified rave reviews, delighting audiences around the country and sweeping awards at every major entertainment industry award ceremony possible.

Final tickets are now on sale for both Perth and Adelaide seasons, which will mark the end of a spectacular Australian tour. The production will then travel to New Zealand for an exclusive Auckland season from August 18th at The Civic.

The Daily Review described the production as "nothing short of a miracle". The Australian said the show "makes you want to punch the air with delight." and Time Out Sydney pronounced the show "a freaking masterpiece".

Matilda The Musical is directed by Tony Award® winner Matthew Warchus (God of Carnage), who helms this production with a book by Tony Award®-winning playwright Dennis Kelly and music and lyrics by Australian Tim Minchin.

The production has sets and costumes by Tony Award® winner Rob Howell, with choreography by Tony Award® winner Peter Darling(Billy Elliot), orchestrations, additional music and musical supervision by Christopher Nightingale, lighting by Tony Award® winner Hugh Vanstone, and sound by Simon Baker.

Matilda The Musical was commissioned by the Royal Shakespeare Company and played to sold-out audiences at the Courtyard Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon for twelve weeks from November 2010 to January 2011. It transferred to London's West End on Tuesday 25 October 2011 where it opened to rave reviews.

The New York production of Matilda The Musical opened on 11 April 2013 at Broadway's Shubert Theatre to rapturous reviews and was celebrated on 10 "Top Ten" lists for 2013, including TIME Magazine's #1 Show of the Year.

Matilda The Musical's award-wining success includes sweeping the board at the 2012 Laurence Olivier Awards in London with a record-breaking seven awards, and winning four Tony Awards® and a Tony Honor for Excellence in the Theater for each of the four girls sharing the title role on Broadway in 2013.

Matilda The Musical is produced in Australia by the Royal Shakespeare Company, Louise Withers, Michael Coppel & Michael Watt with André Ptaszynski and Denise Wood as Executive Producers.

This production was originally developed with the support of the RSC Literary Department.

The RSC Literary Department is generously supported by THE DRUE HEINZ TRUST.

The RSC Ensemble is generously supported by THE GATSBY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION and THE KOVNER FOUNDATION.

About the RSC
The Royal Shakespeare Company creates theatre at its best, made in Stratford-upon-Avon and shared around the world. We produce an inspirational artistic programme each year, setting Shakespeare in context, alongside the work of his contemporaries and today's writers.

Everyone at the RSC - from actors to armourers, musicians to technicians - plays a part in creating the world you see on stage. All our productions begin life at our Stratford workshops and theatres and we bring them to the widest possible audience through our touring, residencies, live broadcasts and online activity. So wherever you experience the RSC, you experience work made in Shakespeare's home town.

We have trained generations of the very best theatre makers and we continue to nurture the talent of the future. We encourage everyone to enjoy a lifelong relationship with Shakespeare and live theatre. We reach 530,000 children and young people annually through our education work, transforming their experiences in the classroom, in performance and online. Registered charity no. 212481 www.rsc.org.uk.

About Roald Dahl and his legacy

Roald Dahl (1916-1990) was the author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, The BFG and many more of the world's best-loved children's stories. He remains one of the World's greatest storytellers.

His first children's story, James and the Giant Peach published in 1961, was a hit and every subsequent book became a best-seller.

Today, his stories are available in 58 languages and, by a conservative estimate, he has sold more than 250 million books. Many of these stories have also been adapted for stage and screen, including the 1971 film classic Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Wes Anderson's acclaimed Fantastic Mr Fox, and the Royal Shakespeare Company's multi-award winning production of Matilda The Musical. The latest Roald Dahl story to hit the big screen was Steven Spielberg's #1 box office blockbuster The BFG in 2016.

PERTH

CROWN THEATRE - NOW PLAYING FOR A STRICTLY LIMITED SEASON

MUST CLOSE MAY 7

Book at Ticketmaster 1300 723 038 www.ticketmaster.com.au

Groups 20+ call 1300 889 278 or groups@ticketmaster.com.au

In person at the Crown Theatre Box Office or any Ticketmaster outlet.

Tickets $65 - $175*

*Transaction fees apply

ADELAIDE

FESTIVAL THEATRE - NEW TICKETS NOW ON SALE FOR PERFORMANCES THROUGH TO JULY 16.

NO EXTENSION POSSIBLE

Book at Bass 13 12 46 www.bass.net.au

In person at the Festival Theatre Box Office or any Bass or Ticketek outlet

Groups 20+ call call 08-8205 2220 or email groups@bass.net.au

Tickets $55 - $150*

*Transaction fees apply

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND

THE CIVIC - STRICTLY LIMITED AUCKLAND SEASON FROM 18TH AUGUST 2017

TICKETS ON SALE MONDAY 3RD APRIL

BOOK AT TICKETMASTER

ticketmaster.co.nz

Ph: 0800 111 999

matildathemusical.co.nz

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