Matilda The Musical Plot Teacher Resource Pack
Key Info
Inspired by Matilda The Musical, this educational resource gives you and your students insight into the process of staging this award-winning musical.
In writing Matilda The Musical Dennis Kelly and Tim Minchin created new characters, stories, and songs into Roald Dahl’s novel of Matilda.
How a story is told on stage is very different from a story in a book. Dennis Kelly and Tim Minchin share their ideas on how to create good plots for musicals and where they get their ideas from.
This teacher resource pack gives activities for starting to create plot structure around characters and students can see plots in action by playing on the plot-o-meter and deciding for themselves the best ingredients for a good scene.
Use this versatile resource as an introduction for students in Upper Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 3. Activities are also suitable for more advanced study with GSCE and A-Level students.
About RSC’s Matilda The Musical
Matilda The Musical is the multi-award winning musical from the Royal Shakespeare Company, inspired by the beloved book by Roald Dahl.
With book by Dennis Kelly and original songs by Tim Minchin, Matilda The Musical is the story of an extraordinary little girl who, armed with a vivid imagination and a sharp mind, dares to take a stand and change her own destiny. Winner of over 100 international awards, including 25 for Best Musical, Matilda has been delighting audiences of all ages for 15 years.
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