A Truth Empirical

A slightly later-than-usual update from me due to the all-encompassing schedule that is required to get Matilda the Musical up and running…! Last night saw the first few members of the public cast their eyes and ears over our new production, as children and families from local areas who would normally not be able to afford theatre tickets were invited to attend one of our dress rehearsals. For some, it was there first ever time seeing a piece of theatre, with a little bit of confusion when the house lights came up at the interval (“is that the end?” one voice was overheard to say).

Our first preview audience join us at Leicester’s Curve on Monday. In the run up to this, we have spent many hours perfecting a brand new sound system for this tour, which really allows the music to shine. We had the most gorgeous day with the cast meeting the band at sitz probe, which thankfully was captured by our brilliant marketing team. But most of this month has been spent very carefully picking our way through the show on stage, with full set, costumes and lighting, making sure all four of our Matildas and the 22 other young performers have been “teched in” to the production. This part of the process took two and a half weeks alone.

As promised, the cast and band are brilliant and everyone involved can’t wait to share this show across the United Kingdom and Ireland. A year-plus tour awaits us! See you soon, I’m sure.