Matilda (Alisha Weir) is a gifted young girl who starts at a school run by the evil Miss Trunchbull ( Emma Thompson).

It's based on a stage musical, which in turn was based on the same classic kids' book that inspired the well-known 1996 film adaptation. Parents need to know that Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical is a wonderful adaptation with plenty of positive messages, but it also has scary scenes. Get started CloseĪ couple are seen making and drinking cocktails at home on more than one occasion.ĭid you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Drinking, Drugs & Smoking in your kid's entertainment guide. This leads to a metal cup hitting someone on the back of the head, metal chains forming a giant-like figure that smashes various objects, and a character being flung out of a roof.ĭid you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Violence & Scariness in your kid's entertainment guide. A child discovers they have the power of telekinesis. They are later shown dying in a hospital bed. A dangerous circus act involving sharks, dynamite, and chains goes wrong, leading to someone falling from a great height (off-camera).

An assault course incudes small explosions. She also stretches a child's ears by continuously pulling on them, and another is forced to eat an entire cake.

She punishes them by sending them to 'chokey,' a dark closet with protruding spikes that they are locked inside. A headteacher is a mean bully who treats children appallingly. Parents verbally bully their child and treat her roughly. A child is grabbed by the pigtails and swung around before being thrown through the sky.

Matilda the musical story