Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical

Matilda the Musical is a fantastic film, excellently acted by all. Alisha Weir has an amazing set of facial expressions and treated us all to a top-class, humorous performance. Emma Thompson demonstrated her usual prowess with yet another fabulous character realisation, and Stephen Graham is always a pleasure to watch, whether in a light-hearted comedy role such as Mr Wormwood or as an undercover detective investigating an OCG in Line of Duty, or any of the many other characters he's played. I really couldn't find any fault with this production at all, and even if you're not into musicals, give this a go because you will almost certainly enjoy it. The only tragedy is that Roald Dahl himself will never get to see it; I feel sure he'd be very pleased with this adaptation of his fine novel.

>"Even if you're little you can do a lot. You mustn't let a little thing Like 'little' stop you. If you sit around And let them get on top, You might as well be saying You think that it's okay. And that's not right!" This departs quite a bit from the book. But if you love Roald Dahl (me), and you love musicals (also me), you're in for a treat. This gives you the sense that everyone involved in the production went above and beyond. The set design, the cinematography, the songs, the choreography.... And the cast! The child actors are adorable and insanely talented. Emma Thompson really goes for it, even if I do find her a bit much. Lashana Lynch is a perfect Miss Honey. And Alisha Weir is transcendent. Talk about chemistry... Miss Honey and Matilda's relationship absolutely destroyed me. >"Matilda, that is the biggest hug in the world. You're going to hug all the air out of me."