Title: Matilda the Musical
Date: July/August 2015
Type: Musical
Location: Cambridge Theatre, London, England
Music: Tim Minchin
Lyrics: Tim Minchin
Book: Dennis Kelly
Production: Original West End Production
Collection Folder: Folder 25

Cast

Matilda: Anna Louise Knight, Lara McDonnell, Matilda Shapland, Lottie Sicilia, Violet Tucker

Children’s Entertainer/Sergei: Will Kenning
Doctor: Tommy Sherlock
Mrs Wormwood: Kay Murphy
Mr Wormwood: James Clyde
Rudolpho: Jason Winter
Michael Wormwood: Joshua Wyatt
Mrs Phelps: Lisa Davina Phillip
Miss Honey: Haley Flaherty
Acrobat: Charlotte Scott
Escapologist: Antony Lawrence
Miss Trunchbull: Craige Els
Cook: Lucy Jane Adcock
Henchmen: Nicholas Duncan, Max Parker
Henchwoman: Demi Goodman
Swings: Ashley Cooper, Jonathan Cordin, Frances Dee, Ashleigh Drew, Hollie Taylor

Bruce: Brian Comer, Connor Davies, Denzel Eboji, Remi Gooding
Lavender: Lily Blackwell, Polly Grace Coombes, Eva Trodd
Nigel: Connor Deeks, Luka Green, Harrison Noble
Amanda: Havana Garcia, Hannah Hutchins, Caoimhe Judd
Eric: Nael Ameen, Max Reader, Rory Toms
Alice: Anna Grace O’Hare, Charlotte Ross-Gower, Lia Moxom
Hortensia: Dayna Dixon, Imogen Kingsley-Smith, Annabel Otterburn
Tommy: Joshua Cameron, Kyle Stevens, Harrison Vaughan

Understudy Children’s Entertainer/Sergei: Antony Lawrence, Max Parker
Understudy Doctor: Nicholas Duncan, Ashley Cooper
Understudy Mrs Wormwood: Lucy Jane Adcock, Charlotte Scott
Understudy Mr Wormwood: Tommy Sherlock, Antony Lawrence
Understudy Rudolpho: Max Parker, Nicholas Duncan
Understudy Michael Wormwood: Jonathan Cordin, Ashley Cooper
Understudy Mrs Phelps: Demi Goodman, Lucy Jane Adcock
Understudy Miss Honey: Charlotte Scott, Hollie Taylor
Understudy Escapologist: Tommy Sherlock, Nicholas Duncan, Jason Winter
Understudy Miss Trunchbull: Will Kenning, Antony Lawrence

Musicians

Flute/Alto Saxophone/Clarinet: Kay Bywater
Tenor Saxophone/Clarinet/Bass Clarinet: Pete Whyman
Guitar: Pete Walton
Cello: Justin Pearson
Upright Bass/Electric Bass: Rutledge Turnlund
Trumpet/Flugelhorn/Piccolo Trumpet: Toby Coles
Trumpet/Cornet/Piccolo Trumpet: Simon Lenton
Trombone/Bass Trombone: Richard Edwards
Kit/Percussion: Jim Fleeman
Keyboards: Laurie Perkins, Spencer James

Crew

For Matilda the Musical

Executive Producers: Denise Wood, André Ptaszynski
Director: Matthew Warchus
Choreographer: Peter Darling
Set & Costume Design: Rob Howell
Illusion: Paul Kieve
Lighting Design: Hugh Vanstone
Associate Directors: Luke Sheppard, Lotte Wakeham
Associate Choreographer: Ellen Kane
Sound Design: Simon Baker
Orchestration & Additional Music: Christopher Nightingale Musical Director: Laurie Perkins
Commissioning Dramaturg: Jeanie O’Hare
Casting: David Grindrod, Hannah Miller
Children’s Casting: Jessica Ronane
Associate Set Designer: Bec Chippendale
Associate Lighting Designer: Tim Lutkin
Moving Lights Programmer: Chris Hirst
Keyboard Programmer: Phij Adams
Automation Programmer: Davide Monastero
Design Assistants: Andrjez Goulding, Megan Rouse, Tom Paris Video Creation: Tim Baxter, Maxwell White
Music Copyists: Tom Kelly, Laurie Perkins, Colin Rae

For RSC Matilda London

Resident Director: Joseph Pitcher
Company Manager: Roger Penhale
Stage Manager: Graham Harrison
Deputy Stage Manager: Claire Rees-Smith
Assistant Stage Managers: Ceejay Davies, Helen Fletcher, Ricky Green, Callum Wyllie
Deputy Company Manager/Technical Administrator: Laura Ann Booth

Head of Wardrobe: Sandy Smith Wilson
Deputy Head of Wardrobe: Becky Sayers
Wardrobe Assistants: Emma Holdsworth, Helena Rose, Kyle Stewart
Dressers: Mary Nguyen, David Tate
Wardrobe Maintenance: Jo Conlon
Head of Wigs & Makeup: Vincenza Miele
Deputy Head of Wigs & Makeup: Alice Cridland
Wigs & Makeup Assistants: Lauren Appleby, Joanne Quach

Head of Sound: Leigh Davies
Deputy Head of Sound: Mark Edmondson
Sound Technicians: Remo Gimmi, Sammy Myers

Head of Automation: Adam Calver
Deputy Head of Automation: Christopher Ashmore-Short
Automation Technician: Karen Wychgel

Lead Chaperone: Sue de Souza
Deputy Lead Chaperone: Tom Nugent
Chaperones: Donna Blake, Abigail Bourne, Cara Friday, Mike Marison, Jess Steffen
House Mothers: Sandra Chapman, Maggie Colbert

General Manager: Sally Hoskins
Technical Manager: Digby Robinson
Children’s Manager: Jo Hawes
Orchestral Management: David Gallagher
Production Coordinators: Holly Aston, Louise Ryder
Production Assistant: Holly McCarthy
Business Affairs Consultant: Jonathan Hull
Health and Safety Coordinator: David Leach
Head of Marketing: Nicole James
Associate Casting Directors: Will Burton, Stephen Crockett
Children’s Casting Assistants: Abby Galvin, Verity Naughton
Production Manager: Geoff Locker

Costume Supervisor: Rachel Dickson
Props Supervisor: Lisa Buckley
Consultant Voice Coach: Charlie Hughes-D’Aeth
Voice Coaches: Liz Flint, Eamon Haughian, Cathleen McCarron, Victoria Williams
Dialect Coach: Zabarjad Salam
Speech Therapist: Penny-Anne O’Donnell
Gym Coach: Danny MacDonald
Dance Répétiteur: Lucy Cullingford
Music Répétiteur: Jodie Oliver
Puppeteers: Seonaid Goody, Mandy Travis

Resident Choreographers: Fabian Aloise, Amy Thornton
Dance Captain: Ashley Cooper
Assistant Dance Captain: Hollie Taylor

Originating Musical Director: Bruce O’Neil
Children’s Musical Director: Laura Bangay
Assistant Musical Director: Spencer James
Cover Musical Director: Cat Beveridge

For the Royal Shakespeare Company

Director of Commercial Services: Sara Aspley
Head of Technical Design: Alan Bartlett
Associate Producer: Zoe Donegan
Head of Sound: Jeremy Dunn
Management Assistant: Chris Harris
Head of Press: Philippa Harland
Head of Stage and Automaton: Adam Harvey
Head of Sales & Marketing: Steve Haworth
Head of Lighting: Vince Herbert
Sales & Marketing Director: Chris Hill
Technical Director: Simon Marsden
Head of Costumes: Alistair McArthur
RSC Music Department: Richard Sandland
Head of Wigs: Sandra Smith
Director of Communications: Liz Thompson
Commercial Manager: Kevin Wright

For the Cambridge Theatre

Theatre Manager: Chris Green
Assistant Manager: Ciaran Williams
Duty Manager: Luciane Munhan
Retail Supervisor: Amy Keast
Bars Supervisor: Eve Owen
Chief Electrician: Dee Jarrett
Deputy Chief Electrician: Kathleen Powell
Electrics Chargehand: Chris Mold
Electrics Dayman: Kevin Woolway
Stage Electrician: Bernie Wallace
Master Carpenter: Ben Dackerman
Deputy Master Carpenter: Paul Richardson
Stage Chargehand: George Hughes
Show Crew: Megan Joiner
Follow Spot Operators: Francesca Broadfoot, Leah Richbell
Theatre Fireman: Pablo Abellan
Box Office Supervisor: Ray Cleveland
Box Office Clerks: Kellie Brown, Russell White, Craig Hewitt
Stage Door: Graham Ingle, Frazer Marr

Notes

Date determined by material in programme

Signed By: Craige Els, Haley Flaherty, Antony Lawrence, Kay Murphy, Lisa Davina Phillip, Charlotte Scott, Tommy Sherlock, Nael Ameen, Lily Blackwell, Brian Comer, Connor Davies, Hannah Hutchins, Imogen Kingsley-Smith, Annabel Otterburn, Charlotte Ross-Gower, Matilda Shapland, Violet Tucker