Matilda the musical

Matilda's surreal power is worth seeing

If you need something out of this world, Matilda’s surreal power is worth seeing

It’s almost always very difficult to choose an event that is worth seeing in London. But that being said, the theatre scene here makes it easier more often than not. There are quite a lot of successful plays and Matilda stands out as one of the musicals that never lets you down in London’s West End.   

 

Matilda the musical is based on Roald Dahl’s novel of the same name. Its premiere was held on 24 November 2011 at the Cambridge Theatre. The musical’s director is Matthew Warchus who won the Laurence Oliver Best Director award in 2012 for Matilda.

The composer is Tim Minchin who, in my opinion, also did a very impressive job. And the cast, especially the children, no matter how little they were, acted like actors with years of experience.

Matilda, as a precocious 5-year-old girl, has special powers like telekinesis that helps her deal with the problems that she comes upon in her everyday life, some caused by her family and some by the people at school.

Even though I know some scenes weren’t that believable and seeing myself as a relatively realistic person, I actually really enjoyed the play. I realized that I needed something not from the real world, but from a surreal one. This was what Matilda the musical provided. Seeing her behaviour definitely gave me a much different perspective of things, widening my eyes in ways that otherwise you often wouldn’t be able to find in the real world.

But even though Matilda isn’t real, there were still many children from the play other than her who gave me the same feeling. Their movements were in rhythm so perfectly that when you kept your eyes on them, you realized that you lose so much by not watching others, by not observing the whole picture.

Among the crowd inside the theatre, the majority were mainly parents with their children. During the play, there had been some uneasiness between a couple of parents that created a bit of unrest among the audience. This was the first time I witnessed such a serious disturbance during a musical. So, I experienced just how disturbing it can be when someone makes unwanted noise in the middle of a play.

Overall, I do recommend that people go and see Matilda. Especially if you have kids, seeing their reactions throughout the musical would make it even more enjoyable.

    

To get tickets, you may see http://uk.matildathemusical.com/tickets/tickets/