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Matilda Jr. by the Spotlight Kids

November 16, 2022

Spotlight Kids present...Matilda Jr.! 


Showtimes: Saturday, Nov 19 at 5PM and Sunday, Nov 20 at 2PM

Location: SCF Neel Performing Arts Center, 5840 26th St W, Bradenton, FL 34207

Tickets: Tickets are $25 and can be purchased HERE.


Rebellion is nigh in Matilda JR., a gleefully witty ode to the the anarchy of childhood and the power of imagination! This story of a girl who dreams of a better life and the children she inspires will have audiences rooting for the "revolting children" who are out to teach the grown-ups a lesson.

Matilda has astonishing wit, intelligence... and special powers! She's unloved by her cruel parents but impresses her schoolteacher, the highly loveable Miss Honey. Matilda's school life isn't completely smooth sailing, however – the school's mean headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, hates children and just loves thinking up new punishments for those who don't abide by her rules. But Matilda has courage and cleverness in equal amounts and could be the school pupils' saving grace!

Packed with high-energy dance numbers and catchy songs, Matilda JR. is a joyous girl power romp. Children and adults alike will be thrilled and delighted by the story of the special little girl with an extraordinary imagination.