Jeremy Lee attended the Gala Night of
Matilda The Musical. Here is his review, read on to find out why you should attend the show before it ends on 17 March 2019!
Does your child think he’s the best? Do you want to wean the little tyke off of the plague of entitlement that besets many Singaporean children nowadays?
Bring the mini-me to see
Matilda The Musical, the latest offering from the hardworking folks at Base Entertainment Asia, now playing at the Marina Bay Sands till 17 March 2019.
The multiple-award-winning Broadway and West End show, based on the book by the late, beloved novelist Roald Dahl, doesn’t treat children with kid gloves - in fact, it actively brings them down a peg or two.
The opening sequence,
Miracle, hammers this point home right at the start, with children declaring that their parents say that they are “a miracle”, “special” and a “princess/prince” - teachers in Singapore who have dealt with spoiled pupils may find this all-too familiar.
The children are quickly brought down to earth, though, when they start school and are unceremoniously warned by older students of “severe” punishments, “tragedy” and a “living hell” under a violent headteacher - more on her later.