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Woman’s Day On The Go: Matilda the Musical Opening Night

The highly anticipated musical opened to a star-studded crowd at Auckland's Civic Theatre last night.
Shane Cortese and Nerida Cortese at Matilda the MusicalCarmen Bird

The Royal Shakespeare Company’s critically-acclaimed production of Matilda The Musical premiered at the Civic Theatre in Auckland last night, following a hit season across the pond in Adelaide, Australia.

The winner of over 85 major international awards (including 16 for Best Musical), the captivating production is based on the beloved book by author Roald Dahl and is directed by Tony Award winner Matthew Warchus, with a book by Tony Award-winning playwright Dennis Kelly and lyrics by Tim Minchin.

Keep scrolling to see who we spotted at the opening night of Matilda The Musical in Auckland.

All photos by Carmen Bird

Some of the young cast of Matilda.

Louise Withers, Catherine Mallyon

Megan Robinson

Chris Henry and friend

Sunny Coleman, James Coleman, Hanna Rylev

Erin Simpson

Zoe and Lorna Subritzky

Anna Simpson, Erin Simpson

Te Rerehua and Miriama Kamo, Mary, Willow and Lily

Rebecca Coleman-Smith, Mark Pickering

Mark Richardson with Annabel and Charlie

Sarah Wilson, Dean O’Gorman

Deb and Emma Byrnand

Chris Ashton, Ria Vandervis

Luke Bird

Matty McLean, Jackie Shaw

Charlie Tredway, Michelle Kasey, Cameron Mason

Kiah McLaren, Phil Goff

Briar Marbeck, Wilhelmina Shrimpton

Olivia and Chrystal Chenery

Joz Steel, Luke Bird

Brad Smeele and family

Nerida and Shane Cortese

Amber Peebles

Darryl Spooner, Will Hall

Ashleigh Taylor, Blaise Clotworthy

Michael Hurst and Jennifer Ward-Leyland

Felix Martin, Ethan Harris, Tayla Kay

Ben and Sienna Boyce

Matilda Rice, Art Green

Ingrid Hipkiss, Andrea Hipkiss

Jaime and Clinton Randell

Sido Kitchin and Cleo

Hannah Howley, Viarni Bright

Verity Johnson, Nat Hugill

Aziz Alsaafin, Sarah Stuart

Carmel and Robert Scott

Lukas Whiting, Tane Williams, Michael Galvin

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