![]() Its original director was Matthew Warchus, and he directs the film, too, but he doesn't make the common stage-to-screen mistake of recreating the live show moment by moment. The musical, written by Dennis Kelly, with songs by Tim Minchin, was first staged in Stratford-upon-Avon in 2010, and has been running in London's West End since 2011. As close to Stephen King as it is to Dahl, it's only a couple of tweaks away from being the year's most disturbing gothic horror movie. The same can't be said of the latest adaptation of his work, Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical, which premiered at the London Film Festival on Wednesday. These vital ingredients ensure that however scary Dahl's stories can get, no one is going to be traumatised by them. What's talked about less often, though, is how much the darkness is balanced by Dahl's jovial, conversational tone, Quentin Blake's cheery, scribbly drawings, and the warm, loving parental figures that their young characters invariably meet. ![]() ![]() People often talk about the darkness in Roald Dahl's children's books – and it's true, he doesn't hold back on references to bullying, poverty, death, and the dangers of being addicted to chewing gum. ![]()
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