The RSC’s hit West End production of Matilda The Musical is heading out on tour next year.
This will be the second major tour for the Matilda, which has been playing in the West End at the Cambridge Theatre since 2011, and recently extended booking to May 2026.
The tour will start at the Leicester Curve on 6 October 2025 and then tour to Bradford, Liverpool, Plymouth, Sunderland, Edinburgh and Manchester until April of 2026. Further dates are to be announced.
Next year sees Matilda celebrate its 15th anniversary. The show has been seen by over 12 million people in 100 cities worldwide, and has won over 100 awards including 24 Best Musical awards.
Matilda The Musical is written by Dennis Kelly, with music and lyrics by Tim Minchin, and developed and directed by Matthew Warchus.
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The show is designed by Rob Howell, with choreography by Peter Darling, orchestrations, additional music and musical supervision by Christopher Nightingale, lighting by Hugh Vanstone, sound by Simon Baker and special effects and illusions by Paul Kieve.
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Matilda The Musical – UK & Ireland Tour 2025 – 2026
Curve, Leicester
6 – 25 October 2025
Alhambra Theatre, Bradford
30 October – 23 November 2025
Liverpool Empire
2 December 2025 – 4 January 2026
Plymouth Theatre Royal
13 January – 7 February 2026
Sunderland Empire
11 – 28 February 2026
Edinburgh Playhouse
4 – 22 March 2026
Manchester Palace
26 March – 25 April 2026
What They Said
Writer Dennis Kelly said in a statement: “I’m delighted that Matilda’s going out on tour again in 2025. It’s great to get the chance to bring this little girl’s story to people in their home cities and towns, and to all those theatres where theatre really matters.”
Composer and lyricist Tim Minchin said: “When we first started working on the show, our aim was to make a lovely little jewel of a musical for the RSC’s Courtyard Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon. We never imagined that all these years later it would still be running in the West End, have been made into a film, and is now about to embark on its second tour of the UK and Ireland. I’m deeply proud of Matilda The Musical, and every single talented person who continues to work on it with passion and enthusiasm.”
Director Matthew Warchus said: “I’m delighted that our production of Matilda The Musical is about to be seen live by a whole new generation of children and families in theatres across the UK and Ireland. It’s a show we’re really proud of, and an inspiring story of courage that we really care about, so it’s genuinely wonderful to see it continue bringing joy to audiences of all ages.”
RSC Co-Artistic Directors Daniel Evans and Tamara Harvey said: “We’re delighted to be taking Matilda The Musical on tour again throughout the UK and Ireland. After its premiere so many years ago in Stratford-upon-Avon, Matilda Wormwood’s genius is still teaching us that ‘sometimes you have to be a little bit naughty’. We can’t wait to share her story with audiences up and down the country.”
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