Auditions for the role of Matilda and her classmates for the tour of the RSC musical, which will run at the city's Palace Theatre from 26 March to 25 April 2026, will be held in Manchester in February and March 2025.
Children auditioning for the role of Matilda must be aged 9 to 12 on 1 July 2025 and under 4’3” tall. Her classmates need to be aged 9 to 13 on 1 July 2025; boys must be under 4’10” tall with unbroken voices and girls under 4’6”, both with very good dancing and singing skills. Rehearsals will take place in July and August 2025 in Manchester and London, and performances will be from October 2025 to June 2026 on tour.
All children must be available for the entire rehearsal and performance period and live within travelling distance (an hour’s drive time) of central Manchester, so they can live at home and attend their own schools. Further information on auditions is available on the Matilda the Musical web site.
Written by Dennis Kelly, with music and lyrics by Tim Minchin and developed and directed by Matthew Warchus, the show will celebrate its 15th anniversary with the launch of this tour, which opens in Leicester at Curve in October 2025 before travelling to Bradford, Liverpool, Plymouth, Sunderland, Edinburgh and Manchester.