Carmen 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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