Roald Dahl's Visit To Matilda The Musical

The theme of “The Landlady” by Roald Dahl is that things aren’t always as they seem. When Billy was on his way to a hotel, he found a bed and breakfast place in which the price was “‘Five and six pence a night, including breakfast’ It was fantastically cheap. It was less than half of what he had been willing to pay” (Dahl 75). Billy thought that a bed and breakfast would cost much more than five and six pence a night, so he was dazzled at the cheap price that it was. He decided that since the price was so sincerely cheap, he would happily take the deal. The Landlady asked Billy if he would go downstairs and “sign the book” (Dahl 76), which was a guest book. His Landlady also said “‘I stuff all of my little pets myself when they pass away”’

Family friendly, heart tugging, hilarious, energy filled, Matilda the Musical does it all in this unbelievable performance and is a must see for everyone. The humor is perfect for all ages and will have everyone laughing, but at the same time still has little remarks that go over the kid's head. Matilda the Musical is currently playing in the beautiful Cambridge Theatre in London’s West End and the set and special of effects of the Matilda are a little unnecessary at times, but still impressive nonetheless. This show will have you laughing and talking about the performance for days to come!

‘Matilda the Musical’ was adapted by Dennis Kelly from one of Roald Dahl’s most famous books, with the lyrics and music being written by Tim Minchin. Matilda was first performed in November of 2010 at the Royal Shakespeare Company, before moving to the West End the next year. The musical tells the story of Matilda, a five year old who escapes her oppressive family and school life through books, and she eventually realises she has the power to move objects with her mind. The song I will be performing is called ‘Quiet’, which is in the second act of the musical. During this song, the audience see a true glimpse of what it is like in Matilda’s mind, and the process she goes through to contain her own anger. Just before the song Matilda’s teacher, Miss Trunchball, has been yelling at her class, until Matilda yells back. Miss Trunchball turns her attack on Matilda, who drowns out the noise and begins to sing to the audience. Throughout the song, Matilda becomes calmer, finding herself in a state of serenity. However, at the end of the song, Matilda is still holding onto some of her anger, and uses it to tip over a cup of water, containing a newt, onto Miss Trunchball. In my performance, I will endeavour to show the audience the chaos that is inside of Matilda’s mind, and how she does her best to control it, both through my vocal techniques and small physical movements.

Roald Dahl's life was almost as fantastic as his books. Dahl's patterns in his life are much like the patterns in his novels. He made a clear connection with the tragedies that his characters are faced with. One theme that is apparent in most of Dahl's work is the use of cruelty by authority figures on the weak and powerless. Dahl with humor turns this cruelty to be more of a positive, amusing aspect, rather than a negative traumatizing one that he himself was forced to overcome. Tragedy in the family, negativity towards figures of authority, orphans, and absent parental figures are among many of the intertwined themes in his novels. Whether positive or negative, at least one character in each of his novels mimics one person who had an

Over the past 3 years at Eleanor Roosevelt Middle School I've been able to blossom into a culture of music and theater. I started choir in 6th grade, along side doing that years musical. Music and theater weren't new to me at that point, for I knew what it's like to dance to loud music in my room, and what it's like to sit through musicals and plays my older sisters did. And I was eager to star in my own musicals and concerts. That’s when "Shakespeare Comes to Calamity Creek" showed me what it's like to be in a performance, and how much work it takes outside of it. That it takes more than just the time at rehearsal to make a show great. How it takes a couple of hours just to remember lines, or how it takes a couple of rehearsals to really get

One of the most frequently asked questions posed to a revival of a musical is in regards to its current social relevance. Whether that is a fair question is a debate for another day. After attending opening night of the 20th Anniversary tour of RENT at the Dr. Phillips Center For The Performing Arts in Orlando, it is obvious from the sold out crowd and instant standing ovation that Jonathan Larson’s updated ode to La Boheme is perhaps more relevant now than ever.The death of the show’s creator/composer the night before the first Off-Broadway preview is now part of musical theatre lore and is also embedded into latency of the piece every time the actors step out to begin a performance. That spiritual latency was evident when I had the privilege of attending the final Broadway preview performance at the Nederlander Theatre and remains an

There is no theatre without an audience. The audience is as much a part of the playmaking experience as the artists—so how do we incorporate them more actively into what we do? We must work with them – and I’ve learned, in so doing,

Matilda by Roald Dahl should be preserved for all eternity because it teaches us that the most important family is the one you’re born into, rather the one that you make.

Wright State University’s November 1, 2017 production of Fiddler on the Roof presented the tale of one family’s balancing act to juggle their time-honored traditions and Jewish faith amidst foreign intrusion, changing times, the whims of the lead’s daughters, and exile from their home in Anatevka. Through its choreography, costume design, and set design, the musical’s central ideas were brought “To Life.” These features supported the story and added to the production value.

I had the pleasure of recently attending one of the musicals put on by this theater, “A Midsummer Soulstice (a well chosen name, I must say) last weekend. I'm not always very interested in plays and musicals, as they are not really my thing, and I didn't expect the actors to really be that great, as they

At this age she didn’t even have a nervous bone in her body, she stated “I was too young and naive to the audition process to be nervous.” She further stated about her audition process now, “Since then though, the audition process has become one of the scariest parts of my love for theater.” Jordan’s love for theater came from the sense of loving to entertain others and see them smile from the antics of the stage. The reason why theater became her undying passion for life is, in her words, “...it gave me the confidence that I have today, I love singing and entertaining people and I also love participating in the stories of other people.” She finds motivation and joy in seeing others laugh and cry through the emotion of playing characters from various storylines and, in a way, become that person from the fictional story. Theater is such a deep passion of Jordan’s that she obtained her bachelor’s degree in Theater Direction. She mentioned some of her successes through her action career “..we have won several awards and becoming a local staple in the San Diego theater scene.” Naming a few, a well renowned theater festival held in the San Diego called Fringe festival, her theater company created a spoof musical on the musical arrangement of Les Miserable, and to the story of The Hobbit, calling it Les Midge. They won “Outstanding Direction” and “Best Musical” within the whole festival of over 50 entrants of various theater

In chapter three the huge plot is because of Matilda. Matilda was sick and tired of her dad manipulating people and being mean to her so she decided to to take matters into her own hands. By that I mean, Matilda went into the cloakroom got some super glue and very carefully put it around the rim of her fathers hat. And not just any hat the hat that according to page 24 it says "Mr.Wormwood was very proud of it. He thought it gave him a rakish daring look," That hat is the hat Mr.Wormwood wears practically every day. So in conclusion when Mr.Wormwood went to work with his hat on...he wasn't able to get it off. When Mrs.Wormwood tried to get the hat off, she left some spots of the hat wear she couldn't get off of Mr.Wormwoods head.

Being in a musical is exciting, thrilling, nerve-racking, exhausting and magical. Every year Carroll Senior High School puts on a huge musical in the fall. We rehearse countless hours every day for months; spending hours memorizing lines, learning choreography and harmonies. Every day I would come home from rehearsal exhausted but excited to learn more. I counted down the days until we would open and when my friends and family could see it after all the hard work we put in. From the moment the cast list comes out to the moment the curtain opens we all have one goal: to put on an amazing show to entertain our community. The Carroll Theatre department puts on a fall musical every year through hard work and dedication to tell a story, entertain, and inspire the community.

It’s Shakespearian, the method within the madness, justice to the wild woman. The maenad who tears apart the beast who represents her god and eats the flesh raw. Her throat bare, always sparking the wonder if she was mortal at all, the bride of fury. This darkened femininity is an ancient concept, meant for the cold chill, the woman veiled in madness and mystery, arriving in shadow. This is where “The Monk” and Daredevil thrive with the characters of Matilda and Elektra Natchios who parallel each other with the feminine sublime. The beginning of their similarity begins with their natures and how they are written within their respective atmospheres with clearly cause a mirroring effect. The darkness of Matilda and Elektra’s characters are first perceived in the way they weaved their ways into Ambrosio and Matt Murdock’s lives with a mirage of deception and manipulation, and this develops as the basis of their relationships. This is first displayed in the first two chapters of “The Monk” in the way Matilda works her way into Ambrosio’s life as the beginning of her control over him. Elektra enters as her own force of nature as well, in Daredevil, she enters her first scene in the form of a shadow. The fourth episode, the last second depicts her greeting him, sitting in his living room where she first goes unnoticed by him, even with his supernatural abilities. Both women, are as well, a distant figure of fascination. Matilda is highly aware of Ambrosio’s captivation and desire

shall be for all you theatre lovers out there (I also speak to my own drama-