Photo Flash: Tim Minchin Visits Leicester Curve As The UK Tour Of 'Matilda: The Musical' Hits The Road

Last night Tim Minchin paid a visit to Leicester Curve to watch Matilda: The Musical. Tim, who composed original songs for the musical, went to support the musical as it heads on its UK tour. After the show he enjoyed drinks with the cast and crew.

Tim is pictured with Chris Stafford (Chief Executive, Curve) and Nikolai Foster (Artistic Director, Curve)

Matilda The Musicalis written by Dennis Kelly, with music and lyrics by Tim Minchin, and direction by Matthew Warchus. The production is designed by Rob Howell,with choreography by Peter Darling, orchestrations, additional music and musical supervision by Christopher Nightingale, lighting by Hugh Vanstone, sound by Simon Bakerand the special effects and illusions are by Paul Kieve.

Inspired by the incomparable Roald Dahl's beloved book, Matilda The Musical was commissioned by the Royal Shakespeare Company and premiered at the RSC's Stratford-upon-Avon home in November 2010, before transferring to London's West End in October 2011, where it opened to rave reviews. The New York production of Matilda The Musical opened in April 2013 at Broadway's Shubert Theatreand was celebrated on 10 "Top Ten" lists for 2013, including TIME Magazine's #1 Show of the Year.

Matilda The Musicalhas now been seen by more than 7.7 million people worldwide, having played in over 60 cities with more than 5500 performances in the West End, on Broadway, across North America and in Australia and New Zealand.

Matilda The Musicalsweptthe board at the 2012 Olivier Awards, with a record-breaking seven awards, and won four Tony Awards and a Tony Honor for Excellence in the Theater for the four girls sharing the title role on Broadway. The North America production toured 52 cities.

The Australian and New Zealandproduction won a Sydney Theatre Award for Best Musical in 2015, and played sold-out seasons in Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide and Auckland.The show broke further records in July 2016 by winning all 13 Helpmann Awards for which it was nominated. Matilda The Musicalwill have its first non-English language production at the LG Arts Centre in Seoul, South Korea from September 2018 until February 2019.

Don't Miss a UK Regional News Story
Sign up for all the news on the Summer season, discounts & more...