The Royal Shakespeare Company production of Matilda the Musical, which recently celebrated its 5,000th performance in the West End, will welcome several new cast members this fall at the Cambridge Theatre.

Beginning September 9, Edie McCaig and Emilia Shefford will join current performers Suki Hillier and Mia Rogers in the title role. Other young actors joining the London company include Sid Boyle, Ava Evangelista, Freya Fulford, John Johnson, Theo Kamande, Kanaho Kurihara, Albie Lambert, Kennedy-May McLeary, Savannah McDowell, Mason Mingle, Lola Smith, Huxley Syers, Orla Vellacott, and Jihyun Yoon.

These new performers will join existing young cast members Alexander Beaumont, William Gurney, Chase King, Reuben Laming, Maxwell McGetrick, Theo Oh, Drew Reilly, Harry Relf, Isabella Rummery, Khit Thakin, and Aisha Ugurhan.

Jon Robyns will also step into the role of Miss Trunchbull, joining the current adult cast, which includes Tiffany Graves as Mrs. Wormwood, Neil McDermott as Mr. Wormwood, and Eve Norris as Miss Honey plus ensemble members Reece Budin, William Elijah-Lewis, Alex Louize Bird and Dawn Williams will be joined by Kofi Aidoo-Appiah, Naomi Alade, Katie Bradley, Millie Brown-Thornton, Antony Lawrence, Nick Len, Tania Mathurin, Ben Middleton, James Oliver, Stuart Rouse, Chloe Saunders, and Callum Train.

The musical received its world premiere in 2009 from the RSC in Stratford-upon-Avon, transferring to London's West End in 2011 and winning seven Olivier Awards (including Best New Musical) in 2012.

Matilda, which has been seen by 12 million people across 100 cities worldwide, will become the 10th longest-running musical in West End history in August, according to producers. A U.K. and Ireland tour will open at Leicester Curve in October.

With a Tony-winning book by Dennis Kelly and music and lyrics by Tim Minchin (Groundhog Day), Matilda tells the story of a five year-old girl whose love of reading and active imagination puts her at odds with her family and the diabolical school headmistress Miss Trunchbull. Matilda discovers she has secret powers and uses them, with help from her beloved teacher Miss Honey, to restore justice to her world.

The production transferred to Broadway in 2013, winning Tony Awards for Best Book, Featured Actor (Gabriel Ebert), Lighting Design (Hugh Vanstone), and Scenic Design (Rob Howell). The four young actors who alternated in the title role (Sophia Gennusa, Oona Laurence, Bailey Ryon, and Milly Shapiro) were also honored with a Tony Honor for Excellence in the Theatre. The Broadway production closed in 2017 after playing 1,555 performances.

The hit musical is directed by Matthew Warchus with designs by Rob Howell, choreography by Peter Darling, orchestrations, additional music, and musical supervision by Christopher Nightingale, lighting by Hugh Vanstone, sound by Simon Baker, and special effects and illusions by Paul Kieve.

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