The Royal Shakespeare Company has announced a new group of young performers joining the UK and Ireland tour of Matilda The Musical, which is currently playing at Birmingham Hippodrome until 2 August 2026.
The internationally acclaimed production has now been seen by more than 13 million people in over 100 cities worldwide and will continue its tour with a season at Norwich Theatre Royal from 6 August.
Felicity Brown, Petra Hutchings and Caroline Ravansari join current company members Mollie Hutton and Sanna Kurihara to share the title role of Matilda.
Joining the company as young performers are Sophia Aina, Dalia Al Nagar, Jett Austin-Richards, Rio Chigwedere, Beatrice Clark, Isaac Cruickshank, Rupert Dunne, Polly Florence, Rahsaan Higgins, Kobi Lau, George Montgomery, Jacob Nolan, Thomas Rankin, Kaiheim Ricketts, Zienna-Rose Sterling, Cory Trimble, Martha Tutill and Aaron Zicman. They join current company member John Johnson.
Many of the new cast members, who live in and around the West Midlands, recently visited Touchwood Mall in Solihull where they posed alongside Miss Trunchbull’s iconic chair. New photographs of the young performers, taken by Simon Hadley, have also been released.
Richard Hurst continues in the role of Miss Trunchbull, alongside Tessa Kadler as Miss Honey, Adam Stafford as Mr Wormwood and Rebecca Thornhill as Mrs Wormwood.
They are joined by Scotty Armstrong, Sam Holden, Portia Jefferies, Caoimhe Judd, Brooke Kelly, Ryan Lay, Cassandra Lee, Samuel Leon, Jordan Maisuria-Wake, Nicole Manumbre, Lizzie Nance, Esther Niles, Jordan Ricketts, Josh Singleton, Bradley Trevethan, Ella Tweed, Ben Tyler and Karen Walker.
Following Birmingham, the tour visits Norwich Theatre Royal, Bord Gáis Energy Theatre in Dublin, Milton Keynes Theatre, Glasgow Theatre Royal and concludes with a festive run at Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff from December 2026 to January 2027.
Celebrating its 15th anniversary this year, Matilda The Musical continues to play in the West End at the Cambridge Theatre while delighting audiences across the UK and Ireland.
Based on Roald Dahl’s beloved story, the musical is written by Dennis Kelly, with music and lyrics by Tim Minchin, and developed and directed by Matthew Warchus. The production features design by Rob Howell, choreography by Peter Darling, orchestrations and musical supervision by Christopher Nightingale, lighting by Hugh Vanstone, sound by Simon Baker, and special effects and illusions by Paul Kieve.
Listings and ticket information can be found here.
