Matilda The Musical will commence performances at Melbourne’s Princess Theatre from the 13th March 2016 for a strictly limited season.
Tickets for the Melbourne season go on sale on the 20th October 2015 via Ticketmaster. They are likely to sell revoltingly quickly, so cartwheel in there fast, if you can, to grab the best seats.
Book at Ticketmaster on 1300 723 038 or www.ticketmaster.com.au
Groups 20+ call 1300 889 278 or email [email protected]
To book in person, go to the Princess Theatre Box Office or any Ticketmaster outlet.
Tickets: $55-$150*
*Transaction fees may apply
Matilda The Musical opened to rave reviews in Sydney earlier this year. The Australian said the show “makes you want to punch the air with delight”. The Daily Review described the production as “nothing short of a miracle” and Time Out Sydney called the production “a freaking masterpiece”.
More information can be found on the Matilda The Musical Australia website and if you’d like to see the story of Matilda’s adventures internationally, including many reviews, photos and videos then take a look here.
A while ago, I did the You Made It Weird podcast with the incredibly kind Pete Holmes.
I don’t often post about such things, and usually never listen back, because it stirs up self-loathing. But Pete is such an extraordinary guy: very funny, with an incredibly generous personality and a wonderful, room-vibrating, heart-warming laugh.
Pete likes to start his interviews by talking about comedy and end them talking about spirituality. He is one of the rare comedians who come from a very religious background. He found his way out, and into an intrigued and intriguing kind of spirituality.
I found this interview curious because of what a total bore I am in the first 45 minutes. Despite Pete’s generosity, I basically come across as a bit of a dick. I think that’s because I don’t really like talking about comedy, and don’t actually know anything about it. And I’m weirdly defensive or something. Dunno.
Anyway, at 45 minutes, talk turns to ethics and humanism, and suddenly the conversation is actually pretty interesting, I think. And although I talk a lot about these subjects, perhaps there’s stuff in it that might be pleasantly provocative for you, and perhaps clarifies my thoughts on stuff. If you’re interested.
So, my advice:
1. Listen from 45mins.
2. Go check out Pete Holmes if you have the chance.
Yesterday evening, Tim attended the star-studded official Opening Night of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Australian production of Matilda The Musical, at the Sydney Lyric Theatre.
Four young actresses alternate playing Matilda, with Bella Thomas stepping into the title role magnificently last night. The three other Matildas are Molly Barwick, Sasha Rose and Georgia Taplin. The principal cast features (in alphabetical order), Marika Aubrey (Mrs Wormwood), Daniel Frederiksen (Mr Wormwood), Elise McCann (Miss Honey) and James Millar (Miss Trunchbull). Images of the Sydney Matildas and principle cast members can be found here.
There’s some red carpet footage and interviews to watch, courtesy of the Sydney Morning Herald review, here.
Tune in to ABC 7:30pmtonight to watch Tim interviewed by Leigh Sales, or you can catch it later on iView. You can see Tim giggle his way through the short trailer here.
Tim’ll be interviewed by Pete Helliar on The Project, on Channel Ten, this Wednesday 19th August, 2015. The show airs 6:30pm-7:30pm.
If you can’t sit around your tellys at the allotted time, fear not, the show will be available afterwards on The Project’s website.
Tim’ll be popping up on quite a lot of Aussie radio and TV in the run up to Matilda’s official Australian opening night on Thursday, so keep your eyes peeled. In the meantime, you can catch up below, if you wish. (more…)
Stan, an Australian streaming platform has announced that Tim is to feature as a guest cast member in their first original production, No Activity, a comedy television drama.
The six part improvised comedy, staring Patrick Brammall and Darren Gilshenan follows two police detectives on a stakeout, waiting for something to happen. Tim plays a security guard, working at the docks, asked by the cops to keep his eyes peeled for anything unusual, so he can tip them off.
The series is filmed in Sydney and Los Angeles and is due to premiere in November 2015.
The ensemble cast also includes Harriet Dyer, Genevieve Morris, Dan Wyllie, David Field and Sam Simmons.
No Activity is a Jungleboys production for Stan. It is written and directed by Jungleboys’ Trent O’Donnell with Executive Producer Jason Burrows and Producer Chloe Rickard. International distribution will be shared between Stan and Jungleboys.
If you’ve not yet seen it, you can sneak a peek at Tim, resplendent in all his security guarding glory, here.
This October, Tim will be appearing at three of the US Funny or Die Oddball Comedy and Curiosity Festival tour dates!
He’ll be joining the travelling troupe, including headliners Amy Schumer and Aziz Ansari, at West Palm Beach, FL, Tampa, FL and Atlanta, GA.
Tickets go on general sale on Friday, 10th July 2015, and VIP packages will also be available.
The details for Tim’s shows are:
2nd October 2015
Coral Sky Amphitheatre, West Palm Beach, FL Tickets ($18.75 – $92.75)
Line-up:
Aziz Ansari
Amy Schumer
Anthony Jeselnik
Bridget Everett
Jeff Ross
Nikki Glaser
Sebastian
Tim Minchin
TJ Miller
3rd October 2015
Midflorida Credit Union Amphitheatre, Tampa, FL Tickets ($22.75 – $92.75)
Line-up:
Aziz Ansari
Amy Schumer
Anthony Jeselnik
Bridget Everett
Jeff Ross
Nikki Glaser
Rory Scovel
Tim Minchin
TJ Miller
4th October 2015
Aaron’s Amphitheater at Lakewood, Atlanta, GA Tickets ($29.75 – $99.75)
Line-up:
Aziz Ansari
Amy Schumer
Anthony Jeselnik
Bridget Everett
Jeff Ross
Nikki Glaser
Rory Scovel
Sebastian
Tim Minchin
Is Tim appearing as a comic or a curiosity? We’ll leave that for you to decide!
There’s no news yet as to whether The Secret River will air outside Australia or if the DVD will be made available in other region formats, but we’ll let you know straight away if we hear anything. (more…)
The Secret River, the ABC mini-series in which Tim plays the malevolent Northern Irish ex-convict Smasher Sullivan, concludes with Episode 2, this Sunday 21st June, 2015, at 8:30pm, on ABC.
Episode 1 will be repeated this Saturday 20th June at 9:05pm on ABC or you can catch-up onABC iView. (iView is available to Australian viewers only)
On Monday, 15th June, Tim returns to chat with Conan O’Brien on his hit US TV show for the fourth time! The other guests are Angie Harmon and Jeff Garlin.
Previous appearances saw Tim perform Inflatable You and Prejudice. Maybe, this time, there’s a chance of a song from Matilda The Musical…
Tune to tbs at 11/10c to catch the show and find out.
Those living in Canada will be able to catch the episode a day later on The Comedy Network.
If you missed it or you fancy a blast from the past, here’s Tim being interviewed on the show in April 2012:
Details about the programme can be found on the ABC website where (if you scroll down and to the right a bit) they describe Smasher Sullivan’s background and character. Below, Tim talks briefly about playing him:
Tim’ll be joining the Festival Supreme line-up, at the Shrine Expo Hall & Grounds, Los Angeles, on Saturday 10th October, 2015.
Jack Black and Kyle Gass of Tenacious D have once again put together an extraordinary line-up for their third LA comedy rock festival, including Die Antwood, The Kids In The Hall, The Darkness, Dan Deacon, Jenny Slate, Big Freedia, Amy Poehler, Kristen Schaal, Tenacious D (of course) and many many more. See the poster below.
Yesterday evening Tim attended the official Matilda The Musical US Tour opening night at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles. The show will enthrall LA audiences at the Ahmanson until July 12th, before heading around the country to a theatre near or near-ish to you!
There are performances at cities all over the US, including San Francisco’s SHN Orpheum Theatre, Seattle’s 5th Avenue Theatre, Dallas’ AT&T Performing Arts Center and many more. It’s a delightfully long list!
The three girls sharing the title role are Gabby Gutierrez, Mia Sinclair Jenness, and Mabel Tyler. The principal cast also features (alphabetically): Jennifer Blood (Miss Honey), Quinn Mattfeld (Mr. Wormwood), Bryce Ryness (Miss Trunchbull) and Cassie Silva (Mrs. Wormwood).
Below you can see the three US Tour Matildas with Tim and Lucy Dahl. For the sake of fairness, Tim picked a name out of a hat to see which of them would play Matilda on opening night. Click here if you’d like to see who was chosen.
(L-R Front) The Matildas – Gabby Gutierrez, Mabel Tyler and Mia Sinclair Jenness with (L-R Back) Lucy Dahl and Tim at the opening night party.
Next month Tim will be doing a charity show for Guardian Scholarsat Largo, in Los Angeles.
Monday June 8th, 2015
Doors: 7pm
Show: 8:30pm Tickets are $50 and available here.
Tim:“I’ll play and chat for an hour or two. We’ll drink some wine. It’ll be fun. Please note that this is a “greatest hits” show. Not that I’ve had any hits, but you know what I mean. It’s old material. (There is new stuff afoot, but not just yet.) Tx”
You can learn more about the work of Guardian Scholars here.
The ABC mini-series The Secret River, adapted from Kate Grenville’s acclaimed novel, will be shown at 8:30pm, Sunday 14th June and Sunday 21st June, on ABC.
This is your chance to see Tim, as Northern Irish ex-convict Smasher Sullivan.
Directed by Daina Reid, the series, which will air on ABC in two 90 minute episodes, stars British actor Oliver Jackson-Cohen as William Thornhill, a convict, and Sarah Snook as Sal, his free settler wife, who are transported to the new colony of New South Wales in 1805. Tim is amongst a stellar cast which also includes: Lachy Hulme, Genevieve Lemon and Trevor Jamieson.
The Secret River was shot in locations across Victoria and on The Hawkesbury River, north of Sydney, last year. If you’ve not seen it already, then take a peek at the trailer to fire up your anticipation:
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