Dennis Kelly News

A new behind-the-scenes video from the 10th birthday press day was released, featuring interviews with Tim Minchin (music and lyrics), Dennis Kelly (writer), Catherine Mallyon (Executive Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company), Elliot Harper (Miss Trunchbull) and Landi Oshinowo (Mrs Phelps).

As part of the 10th birthday celebrations for the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Matilda The Musical at the Cambridge Theatre, the show has released new production photography of the London cast.

The 2022 Adelaide Festival program encourages us all to return to live performance with joy and anticipation, and will gather together a community of artists from across Australia and the globe.

La productora SOM Produce convoca audiciones para su nuevo espectáculo MATILDA. Este mágico musical busca ahora niños y niñas de entre 9 y 12 años que no midan más de 1'45 y a quienes les guste cantar, bailar y actuar. Para inscribirse es necesario entrar en la web de la productora, descargarse y rellenar el formulario de inscripción y enviarlo a la dirección de correo audiones@somproduce.com.

From new Australian works and a big, bold new musical to a shaken-up classic and celebration of an Australian sporting legend, State Theatre Company South Australia’s 2022 season is a platform for powerhouse performances. 

Theatre Royal Stratford East announces new dates for After the End, Dennis Kelly's chilling play directed by Lyndsey Turner. The rescheduled production will run from Friday 25 February to Saturday 26 March 2022. Peter McKintosh will join the creative team as Designer, Oliver Fenwick as Lighting Designer and Tingying Dong as Sound Designer.

Beverly Theatre Guild in Chicago is launching its season with Matilda The Musical next week. Performances are set for October 8, 9, & 10, 2021.

Artistic Director & CEO Brett Sheehy has unveiled his final season for Melbourne Theatre Company – a program of 11 stellar productions including both new Australian and critically acclaimed international works.

To celebrate the reopening of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Matilda The Musical last night at the Cambridge Theatre, the show has released a photograph from the curtain call as well as a new video which gives audiences an exclusive look behind-the-scenes at the preparations in the lead up to reopening the multi-award winning musical in the West End.

The cast of Matilda is celebrating their upcoming opening night with a new video from the rehearsal room.

Slow Burn Theatre Company is ready to reignite the theatrical scene after a forced pandemic shutdown with a scorching 2021/2022 Season that features five red hot musical blockbusters as kindling: the Florida premieres of recent Broadway hits Once on This Island and Head Over Heels, Broadway fan favorites Kinky Boots and Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical,  and Songs for a New World from one of Broadway's hitmakers. The season is presented by American National Bank, South Florida's premier community bank.

The cast of the RSC's Matilda the Musical is preparing for a West End return at the Cambridge Theatre – and cameras were in place to mark their first day back in rehearsals! Royal Shakespeare Company's production of Matilda The Musical reopens on 16 September at the Cambridge Theatre in the West End.

In the video, Imogen Cole, Alyssa D’Souza, Alex Munden and Zoe Simon can be seen getting to grips with their gymnastic ribbon skills under the watchful eye of Elliot Harper (Miss Trunchbull).

Theatre Tulsa's production stars Gigi Jenkins as Matilda Wormwood, Sean Rooney as Miss Agatha Trunchbull, Tatum Nelson as Miss Honey, Travis Guillory as Mr. Wormwood, Claire Schroepfer as Mrs. Wormwood, Spencer Loeffler as Michael Wormwood, and Kara Staiger as Mrs. Phelps.

Matilda: The Musical is the stage production based on Roald Dahl's beloved children's classic. Matilda Wormwood is growing up with parents who don't pay attention to her and only think of themselves. She rises above, using her extraordinary mind and capturing the heart of her teacher along the way. This show is not for the faint of heart.

Something magical is coming to EPAC and it's musical theatre fun for the entire family! Ephrata Performing Arts Center presents Roald Dahl's MATILDA: THE MUSICAL, running July 22nd through August 7th at the Sharadin Bigler Theatre.

England is currently seeing upwards of 50,000 positive COVID tests per day; the production on the second season of Bridgerton was also paused due to an on set outbreak.

Metro Arts independent spirit and contribution to the arts sector has been recognised by writer, actor and musician Tim Minchin, who chose the organisation as his Queensland beneficiary to receive a donation from tickets sales of his current 2021 BACK tour.

Theatre Tulsa's production stars Gigi Jenkins as Matilda Wormwood, Sean Rooney as Miss Agatha Trunchbull, Tatum Nelson as Miss Honey, Travis Guillory as Mr. Wormwood, Claire Schroepfer as Mrs. Wormwood, Spencer Loeffler as Michael Wormwood, and Kara Staiger as Mrs. Phelps.

Two terrible twins, Sean and Holly, with a talent for turmoil rule their school with terror and tyranny. That is, until the arrival of a new headteacher with scaly skin, gnarly fangs and a spiky tail… Can the twins save the school from the child-eating troll? Can naughtiness prevail?