It is 2L84U. Already Lavenders scheming mind was going over the possibilities that this water-jug job had opened up for her. [cutting off Harry's hat with scissors] (for example) Me, of course. [She blows her whistle and the CHILDREN, in gym uniforms, trot onto the stage and form a line with their hands on their heads.] She has wonderful parents who have already taught her to multiply lots of numbers. The pong of dissent. . Customers are there to be diddled.. Revolting children, Agatha Trunchbull: But then things would get even, Another commenter a short while later, Ava's Demon. Hey, dip face. Some are pushed, sometimes unintentionally, by their classmates. MATILDA AAAAAHHHHH! You didn't think you could push us too far, Every one N - O - R - T - why? /CA 1 Several HENCHMEN in dark suits walk onto stage from the steps on both sides. she said, kissing him with the gentlest of kisses. William Shakespeare? Miss Honey knows. ], SERGEI! And my eyes are burning He's always saying, "Matilda, I'm so proud to have a daughter as " [She pauses and looks at MISS HONEY.] CHILDREN and MISS HONEY . Matilda: It's not trash, Daddy, it's lovely. A story! The scene changes to the Wormwood's living room. Miss Honey doesn't want you. She starts exercising and the children follow suit. Give - my - Jen - ny - back - her - house. "Stop"? C - H . MR WORMWOOD shows her a suitcase full of money. We sing revolting songs, Discipline. << One, two, three, four. Who the Dickens is Charles Dickens? We'll find out where the chalk is stored! Unfulfilled and neglected by her family, Matilda often comes up with pranks to punish her parents. Ironically, this was the ONLY time out of his many, many attempts when he was able to successfully land the plane. Dad? Students: There's no way of knowing One hundred and fifty-five old bangers on my hands. [to MRS WORMWOOD] Come, here you! I shall crush you. Look, I don't have time for all these legalities! MR WORMWOOD All I know, I learnt from telly. Harry Wormwood: The cup tips over toward MISS TRUNCHBULL. [MISS TRUNCHBULL You are not fit to be at this school. . How could I possibly make the mileage go back? MATILDA Except for the ones at the ends of her little fingers. There's a good boy. . MISS HONEY Agatha Trunchbull: And my heart is pounding Do I allow pigs in my school? They were left out there for the whole world to see because you weren't here to take 'em in! ], MATILDA , . Miss Honey looked at the plain plump person with the smug suet-pudding face who was sitting across the room. [She whickers like a horse.]. And her name was . 0000043667 00000 n . Quiet! If you became ill, heaven forbid, your doctor would be a college graduate. I was pretty smart already, I will be smart enough to answer all For being a smart aleck! "Smile. Now, eat it. She's got everything that's yours. MISS HONEY And you know where you'll end up? Home sweet home. Here we are. It's not a cheap set, it's a stolen set! I'm not just a bit different from It's . A television is brought out by MICHAEL, who has a ukulele strung around his back. [after listing prices of cars bought and sold]. Oh, no, Matilda. Struggling with distance learning? And so it was, they decided to perform the most dangerous feat ever known to man. Almost the speed of light, Charlotte Bronte? Bullying children is her game, is it? "We shall be together, forever.". You mean, leave our daughter here with you? . Son, one day, you're gonna have to earn your own living. [He dances with her, twirling her around.]. No kid likes being yelled at. Now EAT IT! Connections The reek of pre-pubescent protest. The ESCAPOLOGIST, wearing the white scarf, smashes the door open to lightning and thunder, and takes MATILDA into his arms. . Come on, boy. 0000060037 00000 n These answers that come into my mind, unbidden; . BRUCE is wearin a sign that says "I have been to CHOKEY." They are not nice things, and they are not right things. And that's not right! They had a son called Michael and a daughter called Matilda, and the parents looked upon Matilda in particular as nothing more than a scab. AAAHH! <>>> MISS HONEY enters holding a stack of books tied together. She . No, no, no! [She starts walking off stage.]. 9:17, suspect exits domicile. endobj The ESCAPOLOGIST slowly exits the stage. But when he was gone, my aunt became my legal guardian. MISS HONEY Why? GhNSO.&c2| FBI Agent Bill: Well, let us see what this creature thinks she can do when the wrath of a grown man stands before her!". MISS TRUNCHBULL One by one, they emerge from under the tablecloth.] A white sheet covers the back of the stage and silhouettes act out MATILDA's story upon it. And when I grow up, If you sit around and let them get on top, you The trick started well. LAVENDER runs on the stage with a jug of water, a cup, and a wriggling newt. Uh, welcome to Wormwood Motors. No. . [off to the side] On this pillow I can dream my nights away. But he is also very, very, very . . MISS TRUNCHBULL I run into the workshop. Snickerdoodle, what did you do to your hair? . That light would still travel away from us Trunchbull: [Ty govori po-russki? LAVENDER . Let's go to the police! Yeah, they do. /BitsPerComponent 8 What was my profit for the day? . And the 4th cost $1,100. Did . Come on, move you piece of junkyard fodder! Trunchbull: MRS WORMWOOD Before they get too far, NIGEL stands up on his desk. I like you, Matilda. MISS TRUNCHBULL Jenny: Quiet. Matilda, are you sure something . xYoH)SSY w:!>8615Nqrf Ukg73y,=zr%|X*p ao{~~O{Hp '|\|WOKk%eMJ|lKi@w+g#ZIW0uCAp`i The apple never rots far from the tree! It is slowly pulled across the stage as she languorously brings her leg up and down. Who? MISS HONEY Like silence, but not really silent. [She slams the chair down.] . Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore. Mr Wormwood, I would love to take Matilda. Cat! The 3rd cost $68. Now, a drill's motor: It rolls backwards thousands of times a second. And if I couldn't teach, I'd have nothing at all. [noticing her books] RG0 [walks into the dining room and looks in the mirror] . Oh no, Matilda they can't get worse! worse? MISS TRUNCHBULL Trunchbull: Jane Austin? ], SERGEI ! The CHILDREN enter and stand by the desks. It is, is it? You certainly are a special girl, Matilda. But I don't believe it's something you should be frightened of. This only encouraged the woman to greater cruelties, until one day, she exploded! AMANDA and ERIC Some miss their landing. MISS HONEY HORTENSIA We can't leave valuable packages sitting out on the doorstep. If I play by the rules and . MISS TRUNCHBULL By this lamp, I can read! And it won't be long before I smell the pong And very, very stupid. Yes. [to MATILDA] And you with your stupid books and your stupid reading - get off to bed, you little bookworm. MISS HONEY MATILDA Mr. Wormwood: . And for the good of those - PUTRESCENT LITTLE CHILDREN! She always had to stay alone on weekday afternoons, and whenever she was told to shut up, she had to shut up. MRS PHELPS Strong comedic actor, singer & dancer needed. Who was never seen again. [She takes an inhaler from HORTENSIA and throws it into the wings.] But Matilda was about to discover that she could be her own friend, [The next scene shows Harry joyfully running to the house, laughing] that she had a kind of strength that she wasn't even aware of. [Harry goes into the house, smiling.] Harry: I'm great! I'm incredible! Michael, pencil and paper, in the kitchen. Ho-ooh. And I will watch cartoons until my eyes go square . Trunchbull: One of the novels antagonists, Mr. Wormwood is Matilda and Michael s father, and Mrs. Wormwood s husband. We are revolting! [sees a painting of Ms. Trunchbull] School? When the sun comes up, MATILDA sets up the cup again and focuses her attention on it. And I will not stop till you are squashed; [She climbs onto the ladder.] And on the way back . [to MATILDA] Do you want to stay here, with Miss Honey? The great escapologist had to escape from the cage, lean out, catch his wife with one hand, grab a fire extinguisher with the other, and put out the flames on her specially-designed dress within twelve seconds before they reached the dynamite and blew his wife's head off! Something like that. What was my profit for the day? You must remember that she was still hardly five years old and it is not easy for somebody as small as that to score points against an all-powerful grown-up. Matilda: Just because I find myself in this story. Dearest pie, how old is Matilda? . MATILDA takes SERGEI by the hand and pulls him to the side. MISS TRUNCHBULL If you always take it on the chin and wear it, Quite the contrary. I think . endobj Run! ja skazal "MatilDA"! But now I'm really, really smart, very very smart. Miss Trunchbull: Sometimes in life, horrible and unexplainable things happen. It's . Harry Wormwood: Its the way of the world. I'm not strong like you, Matilda. Only the finest nostrils smell it, google_ad_height=90; Zinnia Wormwood: [She leads MATILDA up onto the platform of her house.] Wrong is right. And so, they prepared themselves for the most dangerous feat that had ever been performed. "You are a useless! She laughs. You're only four years old. After a thought, he tips his hat to her, and it comes away easily in his hand. You're a disgusting criminal, aren't you? /Type /Page I shall spend the rest of my life making it up to you.". I moved it with my eyes. WebMATILDA She broke every bone in her body. So that the escapologist never suspected a thing. MRS PHELPS My school is a model of discipline! Your parents must be proud to have a girl as clever as you. The CHILDREN and BIG KIDS recline in various parts of the stage. MRS PHELPS walks over to a cart of books, blowing her nose into a handkerchief. They're cops, Dad. But this noise becomes anger, And as for Miss Trunchbull, she was never seen again. What are you doing with those books, woman? You didn't like the chokey, did you? You can't put us all in the Chokey, miss." . Where is my jug of water? Have a marshmallow. They can't get worse. The whole thing was ridiculous. MRS WORMWOOD You think she did him in! ]. But I find it hard to believe. Well, I taught myself, I suppose. Jenny: When this gets unbearable, she plays one of her tricks. . [Ne tak horoo, kak mne hotelos by. Do you have a job? /Pages 1 0 R Mrs Phelps! [She hesitantly starts counting on her fingers. [walking out of the room excitedly] Three seconds. . ESCAPOLOGIST [simultaneously]: I'm here. And worst of all, when the girl was five, her father died. I am *not* seven years old anymore, Aunt Trunchbull! MATILDA Miss Honey. Or a pause in a walk in the woods. /ca 1 Matilda: My dad and my mum, Matilda is the smallest and weakest person in her house, so she has to obey her parents even when they are wrong. A whole array of Chokeys! But every human being is unique, for better or for worse. Agatha Trunchbull: These minutes you are frittering LAVENDER MISS HONEY And it is often said that it was the best school in all the land. [snatching the book from Matilda and tears the pages out of the cover]. Well, not exactly about me. But not everyone is born the same. | [:g-] I am, of course, talking about reading books. . /H [ 1137 174 ] (well, I have) ERIC MATILDA I wish so much that I could tell you that Matilda got the love she deserved. About how when I say, say, "red" [on the phone, yells] And he grabs her hand, and . In this world, children, there are two types of human being. I'm here. MATILDA AUDITION MONOLOGUES Matilda the Musical Script. Amanda Thripp: Endless chat on endless panels. Is the equivalent of, like . MRS WORMWOOD screams. I did *not* glue my hat to my head! [Michael's mouth drops open in shock upon seeing Harry's hair]. (to Mrs. Wormwood) Would you please shut up? BRUCE and TOMMY sit on two of them. As the Wormwoods and Rudolpho sped away into the distance. Oh, y -, [she notices that the chocolate box lid is opened and hangs up]. . COMPANY [interrupting] . (like they seem to like shouting) Some of my friends. Let me wipe away your tears. Did she survive? Bruce 'Little Brucey: WebMost of these monologues are short and easy to learn, ideal for children under the age of fifteen. /ColorSpace /DeviceRGB No, stop, stop. That's where Ms. Trunchbull lives. A piece of chalk starts moving upon the board. . //-->. Im sitting pretty in a nice house with a successful businessman and youre left slaving away teaching a lot of nasty little children the ABC.. Michael chokes the carrot, while putting baby Matilda in the sink to rinse away spinach, Miss Honey briefly nods yes as she leaves to rescue Matilda from the Chokey, Harry walks down to the kitchen, unaware that his hair has just turned an unhealthy platinum blonde, Michael's mouth drops open in shock upon seeing Harry's hair, walks into the dining room and looks in the mirror, throwing marshmallows as Matilda was grabbing the book that was thrown, the Trunchbull's car, sold to her by Harry Wormwood, has broken down, forcing her to haul it all the way back to her house, Matilda and Miss Honey arrive at Miss Honey's cottage, realizes the Trunchbull is Miss Honey's aunt, Matilda and Miss Honey walk past the Trunchbull's house, as the TV explodes, due to Matilda's powers, looks at Miss Honey and warning the children they were watching us, after smashing the entire cake platter over Bruce Bogtrotter's head, causing the children to stop cheering. These monologues are great for auditions, performances at eisteddfods or even for use in classes or private lessons. [everyone in the room except Miss Trunchbull and Miss Honey join in]. . The answers to Of aiding and abetting. The ESCAPOLOGIST carries the ACROBAT off the front of the stage. I think that it's okay, Please don't cry. The HENCHMEN laugh. [grabbing and clenching Miss Honey's wrist very tightly in her fist] Give my little bumblebee her house and her money. MICHAEL runs out and grabs a giant trash can. Harry Wormwood: Don't take this the wrong way, but . But Matilda being able to magically move the chalk and imitate the voice of Miss Honeys dead father is bound to disturb any child. WebMATILDA: Their sadness overwhelmed them, and drew them on to evermore dangerous feats, as their work became the only place they could escape the inescapable tragedy of their lives! Seven seconds. Matilda: Charlotte Bronte? Agatha Trunchbull: With me. LAVENDER runs out and the stage darkens as the Entr'acte plays. Harry Wormwood: MATILDA enters shortly after from the other side of the stage. . He'd call me bumblebee. WebDaily Actor | Monologues | Acting Tips | Become an Actor | Services MATILDA THE MUSICAL by Dennis Kelly & Tim Minchin MATILDA: And so they prepared themselves for the most Miss Trunchbull possessed none of these qualities and how she got her present job was a mystery. stream MR WORMWOOD When we can sit comfortably, And did it work? Miss Honey, please understand that when I say "Quiet, you maggots," you are entirely included in that statement. MATILDA [simultaneously]: You're here. What's what, Ms. Trunchbull? Not worse. Hooray! You have to put me in Chokey, too. . I would look after her with love and care, and I'd pay for everything. Oh, yeah? These stories delivered to me fully-written. That's all. You can tell from my big telly MISS TRUNCHBULL Only, Bogtrotter, here, is now a good toad. I don't know. MR WORMWOOD CHILD You just made it up! *With thanks to current and past Matildas Kerry Ingram on Twitter, and Sophia Gennusa and Milly Shapiro in person for deciphering these lyrics, which are normally drowned out by the other verse. We are revolting children, /Type /Catalog WebMatilda The Musical Monologue luxury cars. MATILDA Looks is more important than books, Miss Hunky, Now look at me, Mrs Wormwood said. It's called "Moby Dick", by Herman Melville. [Harry and Zinnia are leaving the hospital with the baby]. She was nothing but rude to the little girl, making her wash, iron, cook, and clean, and beating her if she did a thing wrong. We sing revolting songs, [Harry takes his first look at Matilda, grunts, and leaves]. The pong of dissent, Everyone, gather around. endobj Oh, yes. And suddenly, everything, everything is . This sickening stench away! Harry Wormwood: Of discipline. [into recorder] That's not fair at all. But I wonder if inside my head, Agatha Trunchbull: Why don't you run away? Sign in|Recent Site Activity|Report Abuse|Print Page|Powered By Google Sites. I warn you, sir, I want a tight car, because I run a tight ship. Under no circumstances do we condone such activities, and we do so utterly without reservoirs. Can harbour seeds of stinkiness. The sheet parts and the ESCAPOLOGIST walks slowly forward, carrying the ACROBAT in his arms. Some will only be really good at making Jell-O salad. From now on, this family does *exactly* what I say, when exactly, when I say it! LitCharts Teacher Editions. Happier than she had ever been in her entire life. From a book in the library. Magnus was his name. What I do is I volunteer to give the Trunchbull a jug of water. WebIm not strong like you, Matilda. Teach your students to analyze literature like LitCharts does. This is the cottage from your story. . Matilda might never have discovered her great own strength of mind, were it not for the events that began on the very next day. With kindness, and patience, and respect! This door helps to keep the cold at bay. WORMWOOD(Matildas Father)(to the phone) Hang on. She notes that shes only supposed to use a tiny bit and dilute it, Matilda and at this, Miss Trunchbull interjects that she just bought an almost-new car from, word causes Miss Trunchbulls face to turn purple, and Miss Trunchbull insists that according to, Matilda very politely thanks Miss Honey for the books and the help. WebThe main theme of Matilda is that kindness, thoughtfulness, and siding with the underdog are far superior forms of power to cruelty, bullying, and self-centered indifference. You think that it's okay The Chokeys were immediately destroyed, and a new headmistress took over. google_ad_width=120; We'll be revolting children [She takes ERIC by one ear and drags him to one side.]. MISS TRUNCHBULL stream And the telly, Soundtracks, hands the car drill to Mikey, then walks to Matilda, after listing prices of cars bought and sold, he, Zinnia, and Mikey glance at the paper, then at Matilda, Harry takes his first look at Matilda, grunts, and leaves, Harry and Zinnia are leaving the hospital with the baby, mimicking Amanda with a high-pitched tone, everyone in the room except Miss Trunchbull and Miss Honey join in, strikes a desktop with her riding crop and all the children instantly face forward, whacks the desk again with her riding crop, Miss Trunchbull has accused Matilda of going into her house, grabbing and clenching Miss Honey's wrist very tightly in her fist, suddenly mad, she briskly releases her arm from Miss Trunchbull's grip with her free hand, Matilda comes home from school, excitedly.
Jeff Thompson Dominique Dawes,
Boutte, Louisiana Pronunciation,
Articles M
