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Dennis Kelly: our Matilda musical was a risk only subsidised theatre would take by Dennis Kelly

No one in the commercial sector would have backed a Roald Dahl musical by Tim Minchin and me. If arts cuts continue, we're likely to damage UK theatre's international success, writes Dennis KellyIn 2006, Jeanie O' Hare at the RSC approached me about adapting Roald Dahl's Matilda into a musical. This was strange for two reasons: the first was that musicals generally start with the director or composer, not the person …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:41am on February 10, 2014 ☆ ⚑

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