Cape Town – Artscape will come alive with the highly anticipated Matilda the Musical, courtesy of Pieter Toerien and GWB Entertainment, from December 9 to January 13.
Organisers say the show is a perfect entertainment for the whole family.
Matilda the Musical premiered at the Royal Shakespeare Company’s (RSC) home in Stratford-upon-Avon, playing to sold-out audiences from November 2010 to January 2011.
Capturing the imagination of young and old alike, the RSC transferred the production to London’s West End in October 2011, where the show continues to play to sold-out houses at the Cambridge Theatre.
The production has sets and costumes by Rob Howell, with choreography by Peter Darling, orchestrations, additional music and musical supervision by Christopher Nightingale, lighting by Hugh Vanstone, and sound by Simon Baker.
The title role of Matilda is shared by three uniquely talented young Capetonian girls: Lilla Fleischmann, Kitty Harris and Morgan Santo.
They are accompanied by Cape Town actors Ryan de Villers as the gigantic holy terror, Miss Trunchbull and Bethany Dickson as Matilda’s devoted teacher Miss Honey.
Stephen Jubber and Claire Taylor play Mr and Mrs Wormwood, while Matilda’s awful parents and the loveable librarian Mrs Phelps is played by Nompumelelo Mayiyane.
Matilda is joined by the other pupils at Crunchem Hall Primary School played by Jack Fokkens, Keeran Isaacs, Robyn Ivey, Joshua LeClair, Levi Maron, Ipeleng Merafe, Megan Saayman, Taylor Salgado, Cameron Seear and Zac Gabriel Werb.
The show has played to capacity houses at the Teatro at Montecasino and transfers to Cape Town’s Artscape Opera stage from December 9 where it will run over Christmas and into the New Year.
Bookings at computicket.com or the Artscape Box-office line 021 410 9838.