BERTIE CARVEL TO LEAVE MATILDA THE MUSICAL
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Nominated for 10 Olivier Awards including Best Actor in a Musical for **Bertie Carvel**, the producers have announced some cast changes for [**Matilda The Musical**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/1010/Matilda-The-Musical-tickets.aspx) staged at the [ **Cambridge Theatre**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/5/Cambridge-Theatre.aspx) including the departure of Carvel as Miss Trunchbull.
He will make his final appearance on 1st July. His replacement in the role has yet to be announced.
Other changes are **Paul Kaye** who has been nominated in the Best Supporting Actor in a Musical category for the role of Mr Wormwood and **Lauren Ward** also nominated in the Best Supporting Actress in a Musical category as Miss Honey. They will be replaced by **Steve Furst** and **Hayley Flaherty** respectively.
For the role of **Matilda**, which is played by four different young actresses (also all nominated in Best Actress in a Musical category), two of them will leave the show mid April. **Kerry Ingram** and **Sophia Kiely** will be replaced by **Isobelle Molloy** who currently is one of the three actresses to play Amanda Thripp and **Jade Marner**.
The rest of the adult cast including **Josie Walker** as Mrs Wormwood will continue in the show.
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[posted by Louise, 28/03/2012]