It's out of the question. What do I have to do to gain respect around here? Agatha Trunchbull: This is a general call /the monologue The sound of a car pulling up is heard. To be a grown up. MISS HONEY . William Shakespeare? /Contents 25 0 R MISS TRUNCHBULL Scene 9: The Library (after This little girl), burn, woman in air, dynamite, sharks, spiked, main in cage, has ben cancelled. It's moving! Matilda: And do you know something else? Matilda was never again able to move things with her eyes. % Would you like some milk? I will eat sweets every day, It doesn't mean that everything is written for me. I'm here. Dearest pie, how old is Matilda? MRS PHELPS Discipline. Mrs Phelps! Miss Honey: I will be smart enough to answer all When I grow up, And, being stupid, he assumed I was stupid too. ERIC How dare you bring those words into my classroom, madam! Like I've sailed And I won't care Miss Honey taught us. They become so blinded by adoration that they manage to convince themselves their child has qualities of genius. Yes, it is. You chose books - I chose looks. I'm dying for the next part of the story. << But the girl's aunt was a mean person, who treated the girl very badly. We must begin insisting *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. You must scrape off the dirt Aarrrh! And on the way back . [She wrenches her hands free from MATILDA's.]. /Prev 61511 [. Quiet. And when I grow up, . MRS PHELPS Just like I cannot believe that he would have . At least there is one clever one in the family. SERGEI phys-ed. Position two! << She shouted at you! And when I grow up, On the way to work, MISS HONEY 'Not for children or those of a nervous disposition. The trick started well. When you're grown up. . And it was the most scrumptious cake in the entire world. And I wish so much that I could tell you that the story has a happy ending. On these walls, I hang wonderful pictures. Chew your food; you're an animal! MRS WORMWOOD Oh my. You didn't like the chokey, did you? It isn't much, but it is enough for me. James Joyce? U - S - I - N - G. This school, of late, has started reeking . MISS TRUNCHBULL Like the sound of a page being turned in a book. MICHAEL runs out and grabs a giant trash can. Cat! I don't want to tell you anymore because I don't want to ruin it! The book Matilda is about is a girl who had a rocky relationship with her parents. They performed some of the most incredible endobj Listen, you little wiseacre: I'm smart, you're dumb; I'm big, you're little; I'm right, you're wrong, and there's nothing you can do about it. MR WORMWOOD walks over to a small book cart and starts throwing books over his shoulder, and MICHAEL catches them in the trash can. [everyone in the room except Miss Trunchbull and Miss Honey join in]. WebMATILDA And then, she died. Besides, even if you didn't do it, I'm going to punish you, because I'm big and you're small, I'm right and you're wrong, and there's nothing you can do about it! And I have character! I haven't slept a wink. She's very good at teaching. [accusing Matilda of putting a newt in her drinking water] . What do you say? Maybe it was nerves. what? Living in revolting times. It isn't much, but it is enough for me. Into the eye of the storm. . Yes. Stop talking now, darling. When someone says "red". . [into recorder] Yes, I know what caveat emptor means, you lowlife liar! I don't know what you're talking about. Narrator: And there is nowhere I would rather be. No! Even the squitiest, pitiest mess ERIC Some rats are gonna die today. Quite the contrary. Now EAT IT! . MISS TRUNCHBULL's words fade into the background, though she continues to rail in silence at the CHILDREN and MISS HONEY, who cower at the back of the stage. Look, Miss Snit, a girl does not get anywhere by acting intelligent! > ;tw=}@yP}# p ` n Ap-$d LAVENDER I cannot say. Mr and Mrs Wormwood looked forward enormously to the time when they could pick their little daughter off and flick her away, preferably into the next county or even further than that. [She points happily.] I sold it for $1,158. [strikes a desktop with her riding crop and all the children instantly face forward] Two seconds. And there, just like I said: Revolting children, I broke your arm once before; I can do it again, Jenny. 0000015375 00000 n << Matilda is a children's book written by Roald Dahl and published in 1988. Suddenly, the padlocks pinged open, and the huge chains fell away. MR WORMWOOD Trunchbull: There is an age for reading and an age for being a filthy little toad! Why don't you run away? If you don't, I will get you. MISS TRUNCHBULL Did you say "story"? The whiff of resistance. You must remember that she was still hardly five years old and it is not easy for somebody as small as that to score points against an all-powerful grown-up. The pong of dissent. Im sitting pretty in a nice house with a successful businessman and youre left slaving away teaching a lot of nasty little children the ABC.. MRS PHELPS You really need to nip it in the bud. 'Cause I'll be all grown up. MATILDA And she was very happy. Matilda: PERSPERATION! [reciting the words as Matilda magically writes them on the blackboard] Under no circumstances do we condone such activities, and we do so utterly without reservoirs. You wanted cake, you got cake! s/TWdi..MIBe/pW^0MF-_+e` This boy, Bruce Bogtrotter, is none other than a vicious sneak thief! To be a grown up. Miss Honey says shes not surprised, Would not have made it through AP Literature without the printable PDFs. Look, I don't have time for all these legalities! Harry Wormwood: All right. Not a child exactly. Are you enjoying school? MISS TRUNCHBULL stands on a desk, which rises into the air. With me. [turns to Michael] [after Matilda destroys the Wormwoods' TV with her powers] What is the matter with you? MATILDA !(q ""$" (n>u_Aimq? voice calls, Hullo. Mrs. Wormwood is terrified and tells everyone to listenit must be burglars. Let's go to the police! google_color_bg="EDC7C2"; But perhaps the truth is . Was . And so it was, they decided to perform the most dangerous feat ever known to man. MRS WORMWOOD screams. What are you doing? Did you see all those packages outside? Yeah, I'd better go. I'm so very, flaming clever. You can tell from my big telly My father's portrait used to hang there. And one day, when he leaves hospital, he will still be stupid, but not so rude, I think. The police decided he killed himself. Who you been talking to? And Matilda leapt into Miss Honey's arms . Because this idiot, this nit, this twit-brain, seemed to think it was a good idea to sell one hundred fifty five old bangers . That's not fair! MATILDA and ESCAPOLOGIST WebShow on the Road presentsMatilda Libretto 3 ACT ONE SCENE ONE [A birthday party. before they reach the dynamite and blow your head off, the excapologist reached out to catch his wife and the child-. Of course. | They understand children and they have the childrens best interests at heart. Oh yeah, huh, well, uh Agatha Trunchbull: Of course you didn't do it, you little twit. All I know I learnt from telly. Aren't you supposed to be in school, young lady? Never again will she take away my freedom. /Filter [ /FlateDecode /DCTDecode ] The reek of pre-pubescent protest. Am I wrong? MISS TRUNCHBULL The commentator from her videos starts speaking, and MISS TRUNCHBULL flails as though recreating one of her games. Which is what she said happened. . If you became ill, heaven forbid, your doctor would be a college graduate. Perhaps his anger was intensified because he saw her getting pleasure from something that was beyond his reach. School? Just because I find myself in this story. Jenny: Agatha Trunchbull: If you were six-and-a-half, you'd be in school already. WORMWOOD(Matildas Father)(to the phone) Hang on. E . MISS TRUNCHBULL starts to rant and scream at the children, lumbering all over the stage. SERGEI cuts them off with a gesture. When this gets unbearable, she plays one of her tricks. Living in revolting times. . AAHHH! You big, fat, bully! That I need to reach to climb Instant PDF downloads. . . I've got a newt in my knickers! Lovekins, where's my breakfast? But always in secret, so that the escapologist never suspected a thing. On this floor I can stand on my own two feet. On occasion, parents take the opposite tack and show no interest in their children. MISS HONEY Wipe away your tears, little girl. Agatha Trunchbull: It's . Should stop the rot from setting in! 0000043667 00000 n Harry Wormwood: Quiet, you maggots! . Give my little bumblebee her house and her money. It's called "Moby Dick", by Herman Melville. You what? He was very kind. Any children who object will go straight into the Chokey together! The whiff of resistance, Cannot reach me anymore. To unlock that power, all she had to do was practice. And I'll play with things that mum pretends But when he was gone, my aunt became my legal guardian. We were just getting started! Here we are, my heartstrings! 0000060940 00000 n . Harry Wormwood: MISS HONEY They are carrying weapons, including a baseball bat and a crowbar. Several HENCHMEN in dark suits walk onto stage from the steps on both sides. and crucially, it gives them head lice of the soul. Or whispering in history. Harry Wormwood, owner, founder, whatever. hold her temper, Miss Honey says that Matilda also seems to be a math genius. MATILDA You want to hear the next part of my story? 0000056692 00000 n Who taught you how to speak Russian? /Root 4 0 R . And I will wake up The simpering and whimpering, Mr. Wormwood: You can tell from my big telly SERGEI MRS PHELPS She did manage to live long enough to have their child, but the effort was too great. Useless, flamin' car! 4 0 obj Oh. Okay, my boy, heir to the throne, today we diddle the customer. They are not nice things, and they are not right things. To unlock that power, all she had to do was practice. Find related themes, quotes, symbols, characters, and more. Zinnia Wormwood: what does silent notifications mean; why is there a shortage of paper towels again? Mr Sergei, this is a very tempting offer. She has sullied the memory of my wife. I didn't go to college. But when the little girl fell asleep, the escapologist's thoughts turned to the acrobat's sister, and an almighty rage grew inside his great heart. The whole thing was ridiculous. MISS TRUNCHBULL walks heavily onto the stage via the steps at the front. Magnus. They're for Matilda! The smell of rebellion. [She takes the chair from BRUCE and brings it to the front corner of the stage.] The noise in my head is incredibly loud. [tosses the cereal in the air] >> In the deepest, dankest, darkest prison! A small, ratty man. She doesnt know I come here., But thats surely not right, Mrs Phelps said. Mrs. Wormwood: You're the only daughter I ever had, Matilda. 0000030612 00000 n When the sun comes up, Miss Honey doesn't want you. On the way to work, This is the cottage from your story. She rented it from this lovely rhubarb farmer for just $50 a month, and she covered it in honeysuckle, and she planted hundreds of wildflowers, and she moved out of her wicked aunt's house, and she finally got her freedom. A bit of phys-ed will tell us Narrator: L . It's . Jane Austin? Any moron can see that. [She goes down the line of CHILDREN.] Harry Wormwood: Agatha Trunchbull: MR WORMWOOD Sign in|Recent Site Activity|Report Abuse|Print Page|Powered By Google Sites. Wormwood: Matildas self-absorbed, over-the-top, negligent mother; an amateur ballroom dancer. . This villain! Agatha Trunchbull: . Sit! The CHILDREN scream in triumph. Because she's a spectacularly wonderful child and I love her. Never again now that we know we are MATILDA There's a newt inside my . to the Russian mafia! Is in here. Zinnia Wormwood: The entire assembly will stay five hours after school and copy from the dictionary! Yes. What a very clever fellow I am! You read books, like a worm. That a picture tells a thousand words. I've seen your life. Nonsense. The newt! MISS HONEY wraps the scarf around MATILDA's shoulders. Wormwood is a stupid man. When a person is bad, that person has to be taught a lesson! But he agreed, and I've lived here ever since. This one was mine. Watching people singing, and talking, and doing stuff? As the following song progresses, various CHILDREN and then BIG KIDS come down a slide at the back of the stage and take turns on the swings. Around with you MISS HONEY Jenny: [She takes another drink.] R - E - V - O - L - T - I - N - G. Revolting. We sing revolting songs, Did you . stream Hanging down by your ears. If you are having fun, you are not learning. MISS HONEY TVTropes is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. And that's not right! [Matilda arrives home from school late at night after Bruce Bogtrotter's encounter with the Trunchbull] /Width 651 You chose books. You think that it's okay Narrator: We'll be revolting children . I shall pound you. . [tearfully] They're . M . They're always saying that, in fact. Quite the reverse. 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. MISS HONEY Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore. /H [ 1137 174 ] And if I couldn't teach, I'd have nothing at all. Ha, ha, ha, ha Harry Wormwood: Spell "newt". /Length 13300 Before you're grown up. Agatha Trunchbull: . You couldn't spell "difficulty" if your life depended on it. You make money? . 0000001311 00000 n Some miss their landing. What about your father? to introduce herself and when Matilda shares her last name, the Trunchbull starts ranting about, As usual, the Wormwood house is empty. That smell of rebellion? ACROBAT'S VOICE I didn't do it. . She found a small cottage. MISS TRUNCHBULL She hadnt moved. I'm telling you, I didn't do it! As MATILDA narrates, the ESCAPOLOGIST and ACROBAT act out the scene. It isn't much, but it is enough , MATILDA Oh, no, Matilda. What's going on? The ESCAPOLOGIST slowly exits the stage. For the right to be a little bit naughty! Why would you want to read when you got the television set sitting right in front of you? I said you chose books and I chose looks, Mrs Wormwood said. We'll be revolting children She couldnt believe that the parents were totally unaware of their daughters remarkable talents. There, now [audience member's name] will learn from that. HORTENSIA Harry Wormwood: Charlotte Bronte? Doesn't mean that you just have to grin and bear it. Write this down. Is there a child at school who's behaving like a bully? Cut out that whispering.If you're mischiefing,She'll sniff you out. The escapologist used just a touch too much foam, and suddenly their hands became slippy and she fell. This is another moment that most kids would find scary due to the fact that Matilda goes to the house at night. Narrator: There is a pause. google_ad_format="120x90_0ads_al_s"; Was it magic? endobj /MediaBox [ 0 0 612 792 ] Just that still sort of With powers, the carrot flies into his mouth. MISS HONEY We sing revolting songs, No, I'm so sorry; it was a silent Z! When I grow up . I think it's something to do with that incredible mind of yours. The pong of dissent. . I used to live with my aunt. Miss Honey knows. Please don't cry. These things are a test of character. I'm fed up with all this reading! All I know is that years of being bullied by that woman made me . [Jenny knocks on Ms. Trunchbull's door] [She climbs onto the ladder.] (to Mrs. Wormwood) Would you please shut up? Don't sneer at educated people, Mr. Wormwood. I'll see you tomorrow. Who can fold paper hats with his mind. It isn't much, but it is enough . And I will spend all day just lying in the sun, Of aiding and abetting. We can just tell them! Matilda: They just want discipline. Miss Honey: endobj And it was often said that it was the best school in all the land. I want to be in school. You're a liar and a scoundrel, and your father's a liar and a cheat, one of the most corrupt lowlifes in the history of civilization! It's heading north! Once we've "exercised" these demons, Harry Wormwood: Ten minutes later, the Russians show up. MISS HONEY And he grabs her hand, and . I've got the newt! Do not want-y! MATILDA and MISS HONEY hold hands and walk together to the back of the stage. MISS HONEY Their chattering and chittering, Wouldn't you agree, Miss Honey? Realising what she has done, MATILDA slowly lowers herself onto her mat. MRS PHELPS MR WORMWOOD throws down the suitcase. . W-w-what happens next? She never said a single word about the evil aunt's bullying, because she didn't want to cause a fuss, and so she suffered in silence. Look. Before you're grown up. Matilda, I really think it would be wise . Me, me, me, me, me! << Before the weed becomes too big and greedy, Am I strange? 3 0 obj You believe in kindness, and fluffiness, and books, and stories . Children need discipline. MRS PHELPS /Type /Page MATILDA THE MUSICAL- Matilda makes up a story about a child losing her parents. Agatha Trunchbull: COMPANY [to ERIC] You! [to the FBI agents, as they rummage through her parents' garage looking for car parts] MATILDA rolls out the other side of the bed as the shape of a little girl rises from beneath the covers. Do you have a job? 0000060566 00000 n Unlike her other family members, who are selfish and dull, Matilda is a precocious child with a love of books and a high aptitude for mathematics. . MISS HONEY reaches up as though to touch the letters, then looks at MATILDA. MISS HONEY . Using revolting rhymes. I slave all day, and you're entertaining a couple of surfer dude bodybuilders! Matilda: ""![MatilDA! Who the Dickens is Charles Dickens? But then things would get even, Another commenter a short while later, Ava's Demon. Oh, yes. [walking out of the room excitedly] Living in revolting times. But every human being is unique, for better or for worse. Never again . FBI Agent Bob: I run into the workshop. Julius Rottwinkles M&Ms %%EOF She was so cruel to you! biovia discovery studio for mac; pauma valley country club menu; what does el mencho mean; << The Chokeys were immediately destroyed, and a new headmistress took over. Spell . It's not a cheap set, it's a stolen set! When I left my home, Aunt Trunchbull's home, I had to leave all my treasures behind. As the Wormwoods and Rudolpho sped away into the distance. Very slowly, the platform of MISS HONEY's house starts to roll in from the back of the stage. Most parents think their children are the most beautiful things alive. (beat) That's a hint, by the way. Charlotte Bronte? /Type /Catalog Five seconds. I thought grown-ups weren't afraid of anything. On pandering and pitying >> 4 0 obj All right, let's step it up. She decided that every time her father or her mother was beastly to her, she would get her own back in some way or another. The evidence against the movement can't get much worse than that, can it?! . MATILDA And then, things got worse. A dwarf called Zeek, You didn't think you could push us too far, <>>> Bruce Bogtrotter: If I play by the rules and . Harry Wormwood: When lights go up again, there are four swings hanging from the rafters. Don't just stand there gawping! It would me my word against hers! MISS TRUNCHBULL Harry Wormwood: walk and when she arrives, theres a new black Mercedes parked outside. Take out your hockey stick and use it as a sword! She jumps into her characteristic pose, fists poised on her hips, head tilted high and to the right. . [She hesitantly starts counting on her fingers. I didn't mean to desert you. My idea of a perfect school is one in which there are no children at all. The ESCAPOLOGIST carries the ACROBAT off the front of the stage. Upon the net is the word "DISCIPLINE".]. Ladies and gentlemen! Come on, move you piece of junkyard fodder! -? . . Just because I find myself in this story, I wish so much that I could tell you that Matilda got the love she deserved. A piece of chalk starts moving upon the board. Cake. Yes, boy! MATILDA MATILDA . It's going to be brilliant! ERIC has a little trouble pulling his out. I do not win, then something is wrong.
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