Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical (2022) on Netflix
Matilda Wormwood loves reading, and her parents chase money-making schemes and neglect her. At Crunchem Hall she meets Miss Honey, her teacher, and Miss Trunchbull, the cruel headmistress.
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Plot summary
Matilda Wormwood is a girl who loves reading, and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wormwood, neglect her. When the authorities find that she has not been properly schooled, the teacher Miss Jennifer Honey suggests Crunchem Hall. Mr. Wormwood is fined over his daughter's schooling, and in anger he describes Matilda to the headmistress, Miss Agatha Trunchbull, as a horrible child. Matilda pours green hair dye into the tonic for his hair. At Crunchem Hall, Matilda and Lavender, another new pupil, learn how badly the children there are treated.
Cast
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical (2022)
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- Ralph Fiennes was cast as Miss Trunchbull in May 2020, a role conventionally played by men on stage, but in January 2021 Emma Thompson took the part instead. Lashana Lynch was confirmed as Miss Honey and Alisha Weir as Matilda after what director Matthew Warchus called "an unforgettable audition."
