The hut where Roald Dahl penned some of his best-loved stories has been visited by one of the author’s own creations – Matilda.
The three actresses who will share the role of the schoolgirl with supernatural powers in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s forthcoming musical took a peek at Mr Dahl’s Buckinghamshire house and garden yesterday.
Josie Griffiths, 10, and 11-year-olds Adrianna Bertola and Kerry Ingram also saw the writing hut where the author penned many of his books, including the 1988 novel Matilda, in the grounds of Dahl’s Great Missenden home
Matilda, A Musical, will be directed by Tony Award-winning Matthew Warchus at the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Courtyard Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon.
Josie Griffiths and Adriana Bertola, from London, and Kerry Ingram, from Berkshire, will share the title role throughout the production’s 12-week run.
Kerry was in the cast of the West End musical Oliver! while Griffiths played Marta and Bertola was Gretl in The Sound Of Music at the London Palladium.
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory author Dahl’s book has been adapted by playwright and screenwriter Dennis Kelly while music and lyrics have been written by Australian comedian, musician and composer Tim Minchin.
The musical opens in November.