The RSC’s hotly-anticipated Matilda: The Musical has finally arrived at the West End’s Cambridge Theatre! Since last Thursday’s press night, the show has been receiving incredible reviews across the board from fans and critics alike. Everything about the production has received a wealth of praise, from the direction through to the music and the cast.
Roald Dahl’s much-loved story bursts into life on stage in this brand new musical version directed by Matthew Warchus, with music and lyrics by Australian award-winning comic Tim Minchin and a book by Dennis Kelly. BERTIE CARVEL stars as the terrifying Miss Agatha Trunchbull, with rave reviews across the board for his performance:
*****
“The decision to cast a man – Bertie Carvel, the most versatile character actor of his generation – as ex-hammer throwing Olympian Miss Trunchbull verges on genius … the subtlest drag act I’ve ever seen … it is a devastatingly original performance”
Time Out
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*****
“the star turn is Bertie Carvel as Miss Trunchbull … Carvel – who is especially sinister in his soft-spoken moments of icy stillness and calm – is at once terrifying and hilarious, and the cherry on the cake of this glorious production.”
The Telegraph
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*****
“It is a measure of Bertie Carvel’s brilliance as la ‘Trunch’ that he nearly steals the show”
Daily Mail
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*****
“Carvel is stupendously good as this hulking villain … Each of the character’s mannerisms feels perfectly calibrated.”
Evening Standard
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*****
“The performances are universally strong, but Bertie Carvel’s evil headmistress Miss Trunchbull is a triumph: where it would have been easy to just go for over the top panto villain, Carvel manages to be both grotesque and subtle”
Exeunt
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*****
“That everyone is having a good time is apparent in every performance … Nowhere is it more apparent than in Bertie Carvel’s show-stopping turn as Miss Trunchbull.”
The Guardian
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“Carvel holds the show”
Metro
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****
“Everyone will adore Carvel”
The Times
BERTIE won the Best Performance In A Musical award at the TMA Theatre Awards UK 2011 for his performance in the show and he will be starring in Matilda: The Musical until April 2012. It’s a wonderfully enchanting and fun night out and a perfect Christmas show for the entire family. Seats are selling extremely fast, so buy your tickets here before it’s too late! See the trailer below for a sneak peek…
