Matilda the musicaland is the multi award winning musical from the royal shakespeare company, inspired by the beloved book by the incomparable roald dahl. With book by dennis kelly and original songs by tim minchin,and matilda the musicaland is the story of an extraordinary little girl who, armed with a vivid imagination and a sharp mind, dares to take a stand and change her own destiny. Winner of 99 international awards, including 24 for best musical,and matildaand continues to delight audiences of all ages. Matilda the musical synopsis this dark comedy narrates the life of matilda, a five year old gifted child who has some rare capabilities. Destined to live with abusing parents matilda finds solace in reading library books and is able to create her own stories because of her extraordinary creativity and powerful imagination. She survives the hardships created by her family and school by rewriting her own destiny. Guinness world record holder matilda the musical was premiered for the first time on 24 november 2011 at the west endands cambridge theater, before that the show was run on trial for twelve weeks presented by the royal shakespeare company rsc. The show has the credit of bagging over 50 international awards including 12 awards for the best musical. The show is considered as one of the best and critically acclaimed british shows of all times and cherished by the people of almost every age group. The wit and spontaneity of roald dahl, takes the story to the next levels of entertainment. Matilda the musical holds a guinness world record for winning seven olivier awards in 2012. Creative brains behind matilda the flawless direction of the show is by matthew warchus and rob howell is the producer, joining peter darling as the choreographer. Sound is by simon baker, illusions and special effects are by paul kieve whereas orchestrations and musical supervision is given by christopher nightingale. Critic reviewsand and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and the quest for a great new musical is over. London and before long, presumably, the world has just that in matilda evening standard utterly exhilarating. Matilda explodes onto the stage independent gleefully nasty. An evening of unadulterated bliss guardian hilarious, moving, glorious daily telegraph giddily enjoyable. Roars of approval shake the theatre sunday express