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Matilda the Musical - West End Creative Team

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Roald Dahl Source Material
(Based on novel)
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Dennis Kelly Bookwriter
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Tim Minchin Composer
Lyricist
Simon N Baker Sound Designer
Most recent credits include Lord Of The Rings (Toronto and London – 2007 Olivier Nomination for Best Sound), Boeing Boeing (London and Broadway – 2007 Tony Nomination for Best Sound), God of Carnage, Our House (UK Tour), The Norman Conquests (London and Broadway), Arcadia (London), The Birds (Dublin), Bridge Project 2010 (BAM/Old Vic/). The Real Thing (London), Late Middle Classes (London), La Bete (London and Broadway) and Deathtrap (London). Brief Encounter (London/UK Tour/US Tour/St Anne's Warehouse and Broadway – 2008 Olivier Nomination for Best Sound and 2010 Tony Nomination for Best Sound), Don John (RSC/UK Tour/BAC) The Red Shoes ... read more
Will Burton Casting Director
Roundabout: Holiday Inn. Other Broadway: Hello, Dolly! (Ambrose Kemper), An American in Paris. Regional highlights: Paper Mill (South Pacific), Goodspeed (Fiddler on the Roof, Hello, Dolly!), Arena Stage (The Music Man, My Fair Lady), The Muny. ... read more
Bec Chippendale Associate Set Designer
Charlie Hughes D'aeth Vocal Coach
(Consultant)
Peter Darling Choreographer
Peter Darling is an award-winning choreographer. His work for theatre in the UK includes Groundhog Day, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (West End), Billy Elliott (West End), Merrily We Roll Along (Donmar Warehouse), Candide and Oh! What a Lovely War (National Theatre), Sunset Boulevard (Really Useful Group), The Tempest (Royal Shakespeare Company) and Edward II, The Country Wife, As You Like It, and Twelfth Night, all for Michael Grandage. He choreographed Matilda The Musical, Our House and The Lord of the Rings for Matthew Warchus. His film work includes Billy Elliott and The Phantom of the Opera. ... read more
Liz Flint Vocal Coach
Anna Fox Resident Director
Jo Hawes Children's Manager
Rob Howell Scenic Designer
Costume Designer
Rob Howell has designed sets and costumes extensively in the theatre and opera in the UK and abroad including at The Royal Court, The Donmar Warehouse, The Old Vic, The National Theatre, The Royal Shakespeare Company, The Royal Opera House and The Metropolitan Opera and on Broadway. He has received numerous Olivier and Tony nominations, including a current Olivier nomination for The Ferryman, and was awarded Oliviers for Best Set Designer in the years 2000, 2006 and 2012 and a Tony for Best Set Designer in 2013. ... read more
Spencer James Assistant Musical Director
Ellen Kane Associate Choreographer
London based Tony & Olivier nominated choreographer, Ellen Kane is currently working on Legally Blonde for Regent's Park Open Air Theatre (dir. Lucy Moss) and has been working as the Choreographer for Matilda (feature film dir. Matthew Warchus for Netflix) and A Chorus Line (dir. Nikolai Foster) for the Curve in Leicester. Other credits include: Choreographer West Side Story (dir. Nikolai Foster) for the Curve in Leicester and Dance & Movement Supervisor on Cats (dir. Tom Hooper), Co-Choreographer of Groundhog Day The Musical (dir. Matthew Warchus), Old Vic Theatre London and the August Wilson Theatre Broadway (Tony and Olivier nominations); ... read more
Paul Kieve Illusions Designer
Broadway: Ghost The Musical (Drama Desk Award – the first illusionist to win in its 57 year history), Matilda The Musical, The Cherry Orchard (Roundabout), Pippin, An Act of God, Finding Neverland, Side Show, The Woman In White, Kenneth Branagh's Macbeth (Armory), The Phantom of the Opera (US tour). West End: Groundhog Day, The Lord of the Rings, Our House, The Invisible Man, The Witches. Film: Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban, Hugo. Consultant to magicians including David Copperfield, Penn & Teller and David Blaine, and on the live shows of Kate Bush and Catherine Tate. He was awarded ... read more
Tim Lutkin Associate Lighting Designer
West End credits include: Fiddler On The Roof (Playhouse Theatre); Chimerica (Harold Pinter Theatre); Elf – The Musical (Dominion Theatre); Quiz (Noël Coward Theatre); The Girls – A Musical Comedy (Phoenix Theatre); The Go-Between - Staring Michael Crawford (Apollo Theatre); Close To You - Bacharach Reimagined (Criterion Theatre); Impossible (Noël Coward Theatre); Strangers On A Train (Gielgud Theatre); The Full Monty (Noël Coward Theatre & National Tours); Alan Cumming - I Bought A Blue Car Today (Vaudeville Theatre) and Megan Mullally & Supreme Music Program (Vaudeville Theatre) RSC credits include: Timon of Athens, The Rover, Candide (Swan Theatre) and All’s Well ... read more
Musical Supervisor
Christopher is the musical supervisor, orchestrator and created additional music for Matilda the Musical for which he received a Tony Award nomination for Best Orchestrations and a Grammy Award nomination for his work as co-producer on the Matilda album. He recently composed the score for the film Pride, which was BAFTA nominated. Theatre credits include: Composer – Future Conditional (Old Vic), Musical Supervisor, Arranger and Orchestrator for Ghost the Musical (London and Broadway), co-composer for The Lord of the Rings (London and Toronto, also musical supervisor, arranger and orchestrator). He was musical supervisor and arranger for Yusuf Islam's Moonshadow and ... read more
Jeanie O'Hare Commissioning Dramaturg
Bruce O'Neil Musical Director
Bruce O’Neil Musical Director
Laurie Perkins Musical Director
Leanne Pinder Dance Captain
TRAINED: Expressions School of Performing Arts, Mansfield; The Urdang Academy, London. THEATRE INCLUDES: We Will Rock You (London); We Will Rock You (Associate Choreographer. UK tour); Fame, Saturday Night Fever, Grease (UK tour); Musical Memories of Stage and Screen (Queen's, London); Classical Pianist Maksim (Roundhouse, London). TELEVISION INCLUDES: Top of the Pops opening credits, Musicool, Disco Mania 2, Olympic Crossover Ceremony Concert at Buckingham Palace, The 5 O'Clock Show. Leanne was also a dancer for Emma Bunton and Girls Aloud, appearing with them on numerous TV shows. OTHER: Leanne is also a qualified Zumba fitness instructor and teaches many classes in South/South East ... read more
Joseph Pitcher Resident Director
André Ptaszynski Executive Producer
Jessica Ronane Casting
(Children)
Zabarjad Salam Dialect Coach
Nick Searle Assistant Dance Captain
TRAINED: Laine Theatre Arts. THEATRE INCLUDES: On the Town (Chatalet Theatre, Paris/London Coliseum); The Lord of the Rings, Anything Goes, Miss Saigon (Theatre Royal, Drury Lane); Witches of Eastwick (Prince of Wales); Oliver! (London Palladium); Cats (New London); The Likes of Us workshop (Sydmonton Festival); Half a Sixpence (West Yorkshire Playhouse); They’re Playing Our Song (Stephen Joseph); Waiting for Hillsborough (Jacksons Lane); and various Royal Variety Performances. RECORDINGS: Matilda (original cast recording). ... read more
Luke Sheppard Assistant Director
Hugh Vanstone Lighting Designer
Hugh has designed the lighting for more than 160 productions and worked for most of the UK's national companies and extensively on Broadway. He has received three Olivier Awards for Best Lighting Designer: in 2004 for Pacific Overtures (Donmar); in 2000 for The Graduate (West End) and The Cherry Orchard (National Theatre); and in 1998 for The Unexpected Man (RSC) and The Blue Room (Donmar). In New York he received TONY® award nominations for Mary Stuart and Spamalot. His most recent work includes: Ghost the Musical (West End); The Wizard of Oz (West End); Matilda (RSC); Deathtrap (West End); La Bête ... read more
Lotte Wakeham Assistant Director
Matthew Warchus Director
Matthew is a director of theatre, opera and film who has directed award-winning productions for many of the major British theatre companies. He was an Associate Director at the West Yorkshire Playhouse and was an Artistic Associate at The Old Vic before being appointed in 2014 to succeed Kevin Spacey as Artistic Director of the theatre. Matthew's theatre credits include The Caretaker, The Master Builder and Future Conditional (The Old Vic), Matilda The Musical (RSC, West End and Broadway, 7 Olivier Awards, including Best Director and Best New Musical, and 4 Tony Awards), Ghost: The Musical and La Bete (West ... read more
Katharine Wolley Musical Director
(Children)

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Awards and Nominations

2012 Olivier Awards
Best Costume Design: Rob Howell was nominated but did not win.
Best Director: Matthew Warchus won.
Best Lighting Design: Hugh Vanstone was nominated but did not win.
Best New Musical: Cambridge Theatre won.
Best Performance In A Supporting Role In A Musical: Paul Kaye was nominated but did not win.
Best Set Design: Rob Howell won.
Best Sound Design: Simon Baker won.
Best Theatre Choreographer: Peter Darling won.

2011 Evening Standard Awards
Ned Sherrin Award for Best Musical: 0 won.

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