MatildaNow a musical on broadway and streaming on Netflix! Matilda is a sweet, exceptional young girl, but her parents think she's just a nuisance. She expects school to be different but there she has to face Miss Trunchbull, a menacing, kid-hating headmistress. When Matilda is attacked by the Trunchbull she suddenly discovers she has a remarkable power with which to fight back. It'll take a superhuman genius to give Miss Trunchbull what she deserves and Matilda may be just the one to do it! Here is Roald Dahl's original novel of a little girl with extraordinary powers. This much-loved story has recently been made into a wonderful new musical, adapted by Dennis Kelly with music and lyrics by Tim Minchin. |
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... parents think she's just a nuisance. She expects school to be different, but there she has to face Miss Trunchbull, a kid-hating terror of a headmistress. When Matilda is attacked by the Trunchbull, she suddenly discovers she has a ...
... parents think she's just a nuisance. She expects school to be different, but there she has to face Miss Trunchbull, a kid-hating terror of a headmistress. When Matilda is attacked by the Trunchbull, she suddenly discovers she has a ...
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... Parents 10. Throwing the Hammer 11. Bruce Bogtrotter and the Cake 12. Lavender 13. The Weekly Test 14. The First Miracle 15. The Second Miracle 16. Miss Honey's Cottage 17. Miss Honey's Story . 18. The Names 19. The Practice 20. The ...
... Parents 10. Throwing the Hammer 11. Bruce Bogtrotter and the Cake 12. Lavender 13. The Weekly Test 14. The First Miracle 15. The Second Miracle 16. Miss Honey's Cottage 17. Miss Honey's Story . 18. The Names 19. The Practice 20. The ...
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... parents go further. They become so blinded by adoration they manage to convince themselves their child has qualities of genius. Well, there is nothing very wrong with all this. It's the way of the world. It is only when the parents ...
... parents go further. They become so blinded by adoration they manage to convince themselves their child has qualities of genius. Well, there is nothing very wrong with all this. It's the way of the world. It is only when the parents ...
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... parents , but they usually get their own back when the time comes to write the end - of - term reports . If I were a teacher I would cook up some real scorchers for the children of doting parents . " Your son Maximilian ” , I would ...
... parents , but they usually get their own back when the time comes to write the end - of - term reports . If I were a teacher I would cook up some real scorchers for the children of doting parents . " Your son Maximilian ” , I would ...
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... parents . They had a son called Michael and a daughter called Matilda , and the parents looked upon Matilda in particular as nothing more than a scab . A scab is something you have to put up with until the time comes when you can pick ...
... parents . They had a son called Michael and a daughter called Matilda , and the parents looked upon Matilda in particular as nothing more than a scab . A scab is something you have to put up with until the time comes when you can pick ...
Contents
The Ghost | |
Arithmetic | |
The PlatinumBlond | |
Miss Honey | |
The Trunchbull | |
Throwing the Hammer 11 Bruce Bogtrotter and the Cake 12 Lavender | |
The Weekly Test | |
The First Miracle | |
The Second Miracle | |
Miss Honeys Cottage | |
Miss Honeys Story | |
The Names | |
The Practice | |
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