Who’s who in the cast of the upcoming Matilda the Musical adaptation? Check out this list to find out! Matilda tells the story of an extraordinary girl who, armed with a sharp mind and a vivid imagination, dares to take a stand to change her story with miraculous results. Based on the beloved novel by Roald Dahl, Matilda features music and lyrics by Tony winner and Academy Award nominee Tim Minchin, with additional songs by his long-time collaborator, lyricist and director of the original Australian production, Amanda Green. Meet the Cast of the Upcoming Matilda the Musical Adaptation!
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Andrea Riseborough Portrays Mrs. Wormwood
Andrea Riseborough, best known for her roles in Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), Made in Dagenham, and Shadow Dancer has been cast as Mrs. Wormwood. This will be Andrea’s return to the stage after a six-year hiatus. She is no stranger to performing on stage, having been nominated for an Olivier award for her performance as Jenny in London Road.
Lashana Lynch Portrays Miss Honey
Lashana Lynch is an English actress best known for playing Anne Neville in the TV series The White Queen. She was nominated for a BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress and Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries. Lashana’s credits include The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Skyfall, and Doctor Who.
Stephen Graham Portrays Mr. Wormwood
Stephen Graham was born on August 3, 1973, in the small town of Kirkby, Lancashire, England. His father was a pediatrician and his mother was a part-time teacher. After graduating from school at age 16, he studied history at the University of Manchester before dropping out to pursue an acting career. He made his professional debut in 1996 as a drug dealer in the British series The Bill. He has since appeared in several movies and TV series including Harry Potter, Boardwalk Empire, and This Is England.
Stephen Graham’s recent projects include portraying Dr. Ian Dennison on the popular series Peaky Blinders and starring as one of the lead characters, Ogie Banks, in Netflix original film Gypsy.
Emma Thompson Portrays Miss Trunchbull
Emma Thompson was born on April 15, 1959 Paddington, London, into family of actors – father Eric Thompson. She has been nominated for and won many awards for her acting in film and theatre. Emma Thompson is an English actress, known for her roles as Professor Sybil Trelawney in the Harry Potter series and as Nanny McPhee in its sequel. Her most recent role was that of Mrs. Brown in James Ivory’s adaptation of E.M. Forster’s novel A Room with a View
Alisha Weir Portrays Matilda Wormwood
Alisha Weir was born September 26,2009 in Dublin,Ireland. She is an actress, known for Matilda(2022). Alisha began her career as a child actress in the BBC series The Phoenix. She is also known for her roles in The Golden Compass (2007) and The Kid Who Would Be King (2019). Her latest role is Matilda Wormwood in Matilda(2022), adapted from the Tony and Olivier award-winning musical. The production stars six-year-old Tracie Bennett in the title role, with Lara Pulver playing Miss Honey and Harriet Walter taking on the iconic role of Miss Trunchbull. I have never played anyone like Matilda before so I am really looking forward to finding out what it feels like to be clever and resourceful when faced with difficult challenges, says Weir. Alisha’s first stage performance was at just three months old when she played Snow White in her local theatre group’s production of Snow White. Meet the Cast of the Upcoming Matilda the Musical Adaptation!
The new production will open at London’s Cambridge Theatre on March 4th 2020 until July 1st 2020.
Noah Leggott Portrays Child Ensemble
Noah Leggott is a young British actor based in London, working in TV,Film and Theatre. His recent credits include This Country (BBC3) and The Elephant Man (National Theatre). He is currently filming for Lady Macbeth with Florence Pugh and co-starring in BBC2’s Gentleman Jack. He attended his first theatre show aged 4 at Warwick Arts Centre’s production of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, from then on he knew that he wanted to be an actor – I think ever since I was four years old I wanted to be an actor.
Katherine Kingsley Portrays Evil Stepmother
Katherine Kingsley is a British actress. Born on Christmas Eve 1981 and raised in Cambridge,England, Katherine is best known for her roles in Matilda as Mrs. Wormwood and The Woman in Black as Mrs. Kipps. She will soon be seen on Broadway as Mrs. Wormwood, joining the cast of this marvelous new adaptation of Roald Dahl’s most beloved children’s story. This production is set to open at The Shubert Theatre on Thursday, November 1st with an official press opening on Wednesday, October 31st at 7:00 PM.
Bebe Massey Portrays Matildas Classmate
In January/February this year Bebe filmed a named speaking role for a major Hollywood series. The series has not yet been released but is being filmed by one of Hollywood’s leading production companies. Bebe had to audition in Los Angeles and was picked out of many other young actors due to her raw talent and ability to adapt quickly in different environments. The filming took place over three days, which allowed Bebe time to return home after work to maintain her busy school schedule.
The shoot was such an incredible experience that it helped convince Bebe that she wants to pursue acting as a career after graduation from high school next year.
Nick Owenford Portrays Circus Audience
Nick Owenford is best known for his portrayal of the Circus Audience in Matilda the Musical. Nick was born on December 13, 1968 in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK. He studied at A-Level and then later attended Birmingham University where he studied acting. After graduating, he was accepted into Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) and graduated in 2001. His theatre credits include: A Midsummer Night’s Dream as Quince/Puck/Lord Fairy (Bristol Old Vic), The Tempest as Ariel (Coventry Theatre Company), Comedy Of Errors as Antipholus Of Syracuse (Salisbury Playhouse), Twelfth Night as Olivia’s Servant Girl and Viola’s Servant Boy (Birmingham Stage Company).
Sindhu Vee Portrays Mrs. Phelps
Sindhu Vee was born on June 19,1969 in New Delhi,India. She is an actress and writer. She is known for her work as a writer on The Great British Baking Show and as an actress on Matilda the Musical. Sindhu was born to a family of four, two brothers and one sister. Her mother was a doctor, while her father worked in shipping. Sindhu has said that she faced some racism in India because of her skin color. She moved to London when she was three years old and attended school there until she finished secondary school.
Charlie Gordon Portrays Child Ensemble
Charlie Gordon is a British transgender male actor known for his portrayal of a transgender child in Matilda (Netflix Film 2022). He graduated from the East 15 Acting School in 2010 and has been featured on TV shows including Riverdale, Doctor Who, and The Crown.
Charlie was born male but felt like a girl when he was younger. One day he told his mom that he wanted to be a girl and she told him You can be anything you want. His mom’s encouragement helped him embrace himself for who he is. Meet the Cast of the Upcoming Matilda the Musical Adaptation!
Charlie Hodson-Prior Portrays Bruce Bogtrotter
Bruce Bogtrotter is a boy who loves cake. He’s also the boy who gets his entire body stuck in a cake, making him an outcast at his school. But when he’s given one slice of a chocolate cake that he actually likes, he starts to realize that maybe being different might not be so bad after all.
Charlie Hodson-Prior has played numerous roles on Broadway as well as film and television productions. He made his Broadway debut in The Lion King as Simba, and other stage credits include Annie Get Your Gun (Eddie), Jekyll & Hyde (Young Dr Jekyll/Mr Hyde), and Les Misérables (Marius).
Leon Ung Portrays Matilda’s Class
Leon Ung is a freshman at Brown University, double-majoring in Economics and East Asian Studies. This will be his first time performing on stage in a musical. The best part about this role for Leon is that he gets to go back to London, where he’s from and where his parents are originally from.
Leon wants people to know that everybody has their own story because everybody has their own set of experiences that they can bring to an audition or rehearsal room.
Serrana Su-Ling Bliss Portrays Child Ensemble
Serrana Su-Ling Bliss is known for Belfast (2021), Enola Holmes 2 (2022) and Matilda (2022). Serrana has been acting since she was 3, and is seen as a very promising young actress. She’s been in productions with her mother, who is also an actress, but Serrana does not do many interviews.
Serrana Su-Ling Bliss is known for Belfast (2021), Enola Holmes 2 (2022) and Matilda (2022).
Serrana was born in 2026, so she will be 10 years old during filming. She has been acting since she was 3, but usually only plays background characters. However, when Meryl Streep died in 2025 due to an allergic reaction to a bee sting, her mother had her audition for Belfast. Luckily for both of them, she landed a spot as a British girl who gets killed during an IRA bombing campaign on Children’s Day. She then went onto film Enola Holmes 2 (in which she played one half of a Chinese sister act alongside Mia Li. Her most recent role has been as Matilda Wormwood in a New York adaptation of Roald Dahl’s novel starring Jimmy Fallon that opened last December to rave reviews – four months after filming ended.
Meesha Garbett Portrays Hortensia
Meesha is a child actress and singer. She was born in Telford, Shropshire and moved to London in 2019 to attend the prestigous Sylvia Young Theatre School. Her previous theatre credits include The Lion King Jr, Dick Whittington and His Cat, Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Outside of the stage, Meesha can be seen on TV in ITV’s Mrs Brown’s Boys and BBC’s Casualty 2020.
Rei Yamauchi Portrays Fulker Lavender
Rei Yamauchi Fulker Lavender is a Japanese-American actor, dancer and singer. He is best known for his role as Matilda in Matilda The Musical (2022) on Broadway and London. Yamauchi was born in Tokyo and moved to New York City at age 5, when he started acting. He graduated from Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts where he was a member of the principal dance company, CAP21. He has been seen on Broadway in Matilda (2022), Billy Elliot: The Musical (2018) as Michael and Annie (2018) as Tony. Meet the Cast of the Upcoming Matilda the Musical Adaptation!
Isla Brill Portrays Child Ensemble
Isla Brill is an actress who is best known for her roleaspart of the child ensemble in the stage adaptation of Roald Dahl’s Matilda. She has played the role since the show opened on Broadway in 2013. In addition to her work on Broadway, she has been seen Off-Broadway at Ars Nova and as Mary Lennox in The Secret Garden at Lincoln Center Theater. Ms. Brill was a guest star in Netflix’s popular series Stranger Things as Erica Sinclair. Her other credits include performing with Saturday Night Live performer Kenan Thompson at Carnegie Hall, and originating the roles of Gretchen Gorse in George Stiles and Anthony Drewe’s musical Closer Than Ever. She made her professional debut singing with John Cameron Mitchell on a symphonic world tour of Hedwig And The Angry Inch followed by starring alongside Mitchell again during his one man show Hurt Village (in which he played Johnny Cash).
Summer Jenkins Portrays Child Ensemble
Summer Jenkins is a young actress based in London, working in TV, Film & Theatre. She has played many roles on stage including Cecily Cissy Chatterley in Peaceful Tomorrows and Dorothy Brown in The Crows That Went to War. She also enjoyed being a part of the cast for A Christmas Carol at Theatre Royal Drury Lane. In 2019, Summer will be playing the lead role in Sophie’s Choice, opening at Theatre Royal Haymarket and appearing as Child Ensemble alongside Tanya Moodie and Ashleigh Gray in Matilda The Musical.
Director By Matthew Warchus
Matthew Warchus was born on October 24, 1966 in Rochester, Kent, England, UK. Matthew attended Oxford University and graduated with a First Class degree in English. He was a member of the Footlights Dramatic Club. After working as an assistant director at Oxford Playhouse and an associate director at The Old Vic Theatre in London, he directed his first play at age 24 in 1991: The Life of Galileo by Bertolt Brecht. Matthew lives in London with his wife and two children. In 1992, he became Artistic Director of the West Yorkshire Playhouse and remained there until 1999. From 1999-2002, he ran Manchester’s Royal Exchange Theatre where his productions included Hamlet (2000) which transferred to Broadway’s Broadhurst Theatre for a limited run; A Streetcar Named Desire (2001), which toured nationally to great acclaim; Coram Boy (2002); A Woman Killed With Kindness (2004) and Moll Flanders (2005). In 2002, Matthew became Artistic Director of the National Theatre of Great Britain.
