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Tuesday, 26 July 2016
MATILDA BREAKS RECORDS AT THE
HELPMANN AWARDS
The Royal Shakespeare Company’s Australian Production of Matilda The Musical has been awarded
with a record number of Helpmann Awards, winning in all thirteen categories it was nominated in,
including Best Musical and breaking the previous record of eight Helpmanns awarded to a single
production. The thirteen awards make Matilda the most-awarded musical as well as most-awarded
production in the sixteen-year history of the Helpmann Awards across all eligible categories and genres.
Matilda The Musical received Helpmann Awards in the following categories:
Best Musical, Best Direction of a Musical (Matthew Warchus), Best Female Actress in a Musical (Molly
Barwick, Dusty Bursill, Tiana Mirra, Alannah Parfett, Sasha Rose, Georgia Taplin, Bella Thomas and
Ingrid Torelli), Best Male Actor in a Musical (James Millar), Best Choreography in a Musical (Peter
Darling), Best Music Direction (Stephen Amos), Best Original Score (Tim Minchin), Best Sound Design
(Simon Baker), Best Lighting Design (Hugh Vanstone), Best Scenic Design (Rob Howell), Best Costume
Design (Rob Howell), Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical (Elise McCann) and Best
Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical (Daniel Frederiksen).
Winner of now over 60 major international awards, including 14 for Best Musical, Matilda continues to
thrill audiences in London, on Broadway, on tour around the USA, in Canada and at Melbourne’s
Princess Theatre, where the Australian Production is currently playing to capacity houses.
Matilda will play Brisbane’s Lyric Theatre at QPAC from November 2016 and Perth’s Crown Theatre from
February 2017 before playing at the Adelaide Festival Centre’s Festival Theatre from May 2017.
Matilda The Musical is based on the beloved novel by best-selling author Roald Dahl (Charlie and the
Chocolate Factory, Fantastic Mr. Fox). It is the story of an extraordinary girl who armed with a vivid
imagination and a sharp mind, dares to take a stand and change her own destiny.
Having proven an enormous success internationally, where productions continue to play to packed
houses and capture the imagination of young and old alike, the Australian Production of Matilda The
Musical opened to unqualified rave reviews in Sydney last year. The Daily Review described the
production as “nothing short of a miracle”. The Australian said the show “makes you want to punch the
air with delight.” and Time Out Sydney pronounced the show “a freaking masterpiece”.
Matilda The Musical is directed by Tony Award® winner Matthew Warchus (God of Carnage), who
helms this production with a book by Tony Award®-winning playwright Dennis Kelly and music and
lyrics by Australian Tim Minchin.
The production has sets and costumes by Tony Award® winner Rob Howell, with choreography by Tony
Award® winner Peter Darling (Billy Elliot), orchestrations, additional music and musical supervision by
Christopher Nightingale, lighting by Tony Award® winner Hugh Vanstone, and sound by Simon
Baker.
Matilda The Musical was commissioned by the Royal Shakespeare Company and played to sold-out
audiences at the Courtyard Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon for twelve weeks from November 2010 to
January 2011. It transferred to London’s West End on Tuesday 25 October 2011 where it opened to rave
reviews.
The New York production of Matilda The Musical opened on 11 April 2013 at Broadway’s Shubert
Theatre to rapturous reviews and was celebrated on 10 “Top Ten” lists for 2013, including TIME
Magazine’s #1 Show of the Year.
Matilda The Musical’s award-wining success includes sweeping the board at the 2012 Laurence Olivier
Awards in London with a record-breaking seven awards, and winning four Tony Awards® and a Tony
Honor for Excellence in the Theater for each of the four girls sharing the title role on Broadway in 2013.
Matilda The Musical is produced in Australia by the Royal Shakespeare Company, Louise Withers,
Michael Coppel & Michael Watt with André Ptaszynski and Denise Wood as Executive Producers.
This production was originally developed with the support of the RSC Literary Department.
The RSC Literary Department is generously supported by THE DRUE HEINZ TRUST.
The RSC Ensemble is generously supported by THE GATSBY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION and THE
KOVNER FOUNDATION.
About the RSC
The Royal Shakespeare Company creates theatre at its best, made in Stratford-upon-Avon and shared
around the world. We produce an inspirational artistic programme each year, setting Shakespeare in
context, alongside the work of his contemporaries and today’s writers.
Everyone at the RSC - from actors to armourers, musicians to technicians - plays a part in creating the
world you see on stage. All our productions begin life at our Stratford workshops and theatres and we
bring them to the widest possible audience through our touring, residencies, live broadcasts and online
activity. So wherever you experience the RSC, you experience work made in Shakespeare’s home
town.
We have trained generations of the very best theatre makers and we continue to nurture the talent of the
future. We encourage everyone to enjoy a lifelong relationship with Shakespeare and live theatre. We
reach 530,000 children and young people annually through our education work, transforming their
experiences in the classroom, in performance and
online. Registered charity no.
212481 www.rsc.org.uk.
About Roald Dahl and his legacy
Roald Dahl (1916–1990) was one of the world’s most inventive, mischievous, and successful storytellers.
His stories are currently available in 58 languages and, by a conservative estimate; he has sold more
than 200 million books. Many of Roald Dahl’s best-loved stories have been adapted for stage and
screen. High profile film adaptations include Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971), James and
the Giant Peach (1996), Matilda (1996), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) and Fantastic Mr Fox
(2009). The next movie will be Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of The BFG, set for release in July 2016.
Roald Dahl Day is marked annually all over the world on – and around – Roald Dahl’s birthday,
September 13th. In 2016, there will be global celebrations for the Centenary of Roald Dahl’s birth.
MATILDA THE MUSICAL
MELBOURNE
PRINCESS THEATRE – NOW PLAYING
TICKETS ON SALE FOR PERFORMANCES THROUGH TO NOVEMBER 11 2016
Book at Ticketmaster 1300 723 038 www.ticketmaster.com.au
Groups 20+ call 1300 889 278 or [email protected]
In person at the Princess Theatre Box Office or any Ticketmaster outlet.
Tickets: $55-$150*
*Transaction fees may apply
BRISBANE
LYRIC THEATRE, QPAC FROM 25 NOVEMBER 2016
TICKETS ON SALE FOR PERFORMANCES THROUGH TO FEBRUARY 12 2017
Book at QPAC 136 246 or www.qpac.com.au
Groups 20+ call 07-3840 7466 or [email protected]
In person at QPAC Box Office
Tickets : $55 - $150*
*Transaction fees may apply
PERTH
CROWN THEATRE – FROM FEBRUARY 2017
TICKETS ON SALE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AUGUST 10
Book at Ticketmaster 1300 723 038 www.ticketmaster.com.au
Groups 20+ call 1300 889 278 or [email protected]
In person at the Crown Theatre Box Office or any Ticketmaster outlet.
Tickets $65 - $175*
*Transaction fees may apply
ADELAIDE
FESTIVAL THEATRE, ADELAIDE FESTIVAL CENTRE FROM MAY 2017
TICKETS ON SALE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC OCTOBER 2016
Waitlist for Perth and Adelaide tickets now at
matildathemusical.com.au
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JPPR
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