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Matilda Full Adaptation

This document outlines a five-person adaptation of the 1996 movie 'Matilda', featuring a cast breakdown with roles that double for efficiency. It includes a brief synopsis of key scenes, such as Matilda's birth, her love for reading, and her clever revenge on her neglectful parents. The adaptation culminates in Matilda using her powers to confront Miss Trunchbull and ultimately being adopted by Miss Honey, leading to a happy ending.

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Matilda Full Adaptation

This document outlines a five-person adaptation of the 1996 movie 'Matilda', featuring a cast breakdown with roles that double for efficiency. It includes a brief synopsis of key scenes, such as Matilda's birth, her love for reading, and her clever revenge on her neglectful parents. The adaptation culminates in Matilda using her powers to confront Miss Trunchbull and ultimately being adopted by Miss Honey, leading to a happy ending.

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MATILDA: A Five-Person Adaptation

*A full-length adaptation based on the 1996 movie*

CAST BREAKDOWN (Doubling Roles)


1. Matilda / Narrator

2. Miss Honey / Michael Wormwood / Bruce Bogtrotter

3. Miss Trunchbull / Mrs. Phelps (librarian) / Amanda Thripp

4. Mr. Wormwood / Lavender / Nigel

5. Mrs. Wormwood / Schoolchildren / Acrobat / Escape Artist

SCENE 1: MATILDA’S BIRTH


(*Lights up. Narrator stands center stage, others frozen in background.*)

NARRATOR: Everyone is born, but not everyone is born into the right family. Take Matilda
Wormwood, for example. She was a very special little girl… but her parents? Not so much.

(*Lights shift. Mr. and Mrs. Wormwood enter, fussing over a *“baby”* wrapped in a
blanket.*)

MR. WORMWOOD: A boy, right? Tell me it's a boy.

MRS. WORMWOOD: (Shrugs.) *It’s* a baby.

MR. WORMWOOD: (Aghast.) What do you mean, *it’s* a baby?!

MRS. WORMWOOD: I mean, it's small, wrinkly, and screams when it’s hungry. Oh, and it's a
girl.

MR. WORMWOOD: Ugh. Can we exchange it?

(*Narrator steps forward as the parents exit.*)

SCENE 2: MATILDA LOVES TO READ


MRS. WORMWOOD: What is *that*?

MATILDA: A book.

MRS. WORMWOOD: Ugh, that’s disgusting. Where’s the remote? Go watch some telly like a
normal person.

MATILDA: I like reading. It’s full of stories!


MRS. WORMWOOD: *Real* stories are on TV, Matilda. You can learn everything from reality
shows.

SCENE 3: MATILDA GETS REVENGE


MR. WORMWOOD: I’m a *brilliant* businessman, Matilda! Just sold a lemon to some sucker
for double the price!

MATILDA: (Aghast.) But… isn’t that cheating?

MR. WORMWOOD: Cheating is just winning with style, kid.

(*Matilda swaps hair products. Next morning, Mr. Wormwood enters with bright green
hair.*)

MRS. WORMWOOD: HARRY! YOUR HEAD LOOKS LIKE A TOXIC WASTE DUMP!

(*Mr. Wormwood sprints off in horror. Matilda grins at the audience.*)

MATILDA: Guess he should’ve read the fine print.

SCENES CONTINUE...
- Bruce Bogtrotter’s Cake Incident (Bruce is forced to eat an entire cake).

- Matilda Discovers Her Powers (She realizes she can move objects with her mind).

- Miss Honey’s Past (She reveals her connection to Trunchbull).

- Matilda vs. Trunchbull (She uses her powers to drive Trunchbull away).

- Matilda’s Happy Ending (Miss Honey adopts Matilda, and they live happily ever after).

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