Fact 246: Who wrote the music for Matilda the Musical?

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Fact 246: Who wrote the music for Matilda the Musical?


Matilda the Musical, also known as Matilda or Roald Dahl's Matilda, is a stage musical that is based on the novel of the same name by Roald Dahl the book was adapted in to a stageplay script by Dennis Kelly, the music and lyrics were written by Tim Minchi.

In 2008, Tim Minchin was commissioned by the Royal Shakespeare Company to write the music and lyrics for Matilda the Musical.
In 2008 the Royal Shakespeare Company commissioned playwright Denis Kelly to adapt the book into a stage script.
Matilda the Musicals was first performance on the 9th December 2010 at The Courtyard Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon.

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