Cast announced for Matilda The Musical UK and Ireland Tour

Writer and composer Tim Minchin went to meet the new class of 2025-26 for the upcoming tour of Matilda The Musical.

Attention maggots! Your new class of 2025-26 has been announced for the upcoming UK and Ireland tour of Matilda The Musical. To mark the occasion, Tim Minchin, who wrote the music and lyrics for the show, made a surprise visit to the rehearsal room to meet the young tour cast.

Tiim Minchin with the Young Tour Cast of Matilda the Musical, 2025 by Phil Tragen
Tim Minchin meets the young cast of the 2025-26 Matilda The Musical UK and Ireland tour.
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MEET THE TOURING CAST

Madison Davis, Mollie Hutton, Olivia Ironmonger and Sanna Kurihara will share the title role of Matilda.

The other young performers are Rudy Bragg, Jacob Connor-Ashton, Charlie Cox, Sylvie Grace, Rose Jammeh, Dottie Jones, Takunda Khumalo, Sana Lennon, Oisin-Luca Pegg, Millie-May Mankowska, Tate Masuku, Leo Maurice, Carter J Murphy, Jaxon James Nolan, Cole Nicholson, Pixie Pettigrew, Brodie Robson, Haiden Sihapanya and Felix Schmitt.

In the adult roles, Richard Hurst will play Miss Trunchbull, Tessa Kadler will play Miss Honey, Adam Stafford will play Mr Wormwood and Rebecca Thornhill will play Mrs Wormwood.

They are joined by Scotty Armstrong, Sam Holden, Portia Jefferies, Caiomhe Judd, Brooke Kelly, Ryan Lay, Cassandra Lee, Samuel Leon, Jordan Maisuria-Wake, Nicole Manumbre, Lizzie Nance, Esther Niles, Jordan Ricketts, Josh Singleton, Bradley Trevethan, Ella Tweed, Ben Tyler and Karen Walker.

Tim Minchin with Tour Matildas L-R Olivia Ironmonger, Mollie Hutton, Sanna Kurihara and Madison Davis by Phil Tragen_1200x1140
Tim Minchin with the UK and Ireland Tour Matildas (L to R) Olivia Ironmonger, Mollie Hutton, Sanna Kurihara and Madison Davis.
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The highly-acclaimed musical, based on Roald Dahl’s beloved book, begins performances at the Curve in Leicester on 6 October 2025, and then travels to Bradford, Liverpool, Plymouth, Sunderland, Edinburgh, Manchester, Southampton, Bristol, Birmingham, Norwich, Milton Keynes and Cardiff where the show will play over Christmas until 17 January 2027.

Final tour dates and venues will be announced in September 2025.

Discover all the tour dates so far

Matilda The Musical continues to play to packed houses in the West End at the Cambridge Theatre and has been seen by 12 million people across 100 cities around the world. It celebrates 15 years on stage this year.

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