Matilda The Musical: running time and finish time
Matilda The Musical runs 2 hours 35 minutes including a 20-minute interval. The 19:00 performance at Cambridge Theatre finishes at about 21:35 (from the official running time).
This is the stage show, not the film.
On tour
Matilda The Musical tour: dates, start and finish times
| Theatre | Dates | Starts | Finishes about |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge TheatreLondon | Until Sun, 5 Sept 2027 | 19:00 Tue–Sat14:00 Wed, Sat, Sun | 21:3516:35 |
| Milton Keynes TheatreMilton Keynes | Wed, 28 Oct 2026 to Sat, 14 Nov 2026 | not published | — |
| Theatre Royal GlasgowGlasgow | Wed, 18 Nov 2026 to Sat, 5 Dec 2026 | not published | — |
| Wales Millennium CentreCardiff | Wed, 9 Dec 2026 to Sun, 17 Jan 2027 | 19:30 Selected dates14:30 Selected dates | 22:0517:05 |
Getting home
Last train home from the theatre
Cambridge Theatre, London
| Station | Toward | Mon–Thu | Fri–Sat | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covent Garden | Arnos Grove | 00:31prev 00:15 | 00:42prev 00:38 | 23:27prev 23:09 |
| Covent Garden | Cockfosters | 00:36prev 00:25 | 00:50prev 00:48 | 00:19prev 00:09 |
| Covent Garden | Heathrow Terminal 5 | 00:19prev 00:05 | 00:31prev 00:30 | 23:22prev 23:16 |
| Covent Garden | Rayners Lane | 00:14prev 00:09 | 00:14prev 00:13 | 23:29prev 23:10 |
| Leicester Square | Battersea Power Station | 00:28prev 00:18 | 00:28prev 00:27 | 23:38prev 23:24 |
| Leicester Square | Cockfosters | 00:35prev 00:24 | 00:49prev 00:47 | 00:18prev 00:08 |
| Leicester Square | Edgware | 00:08prev 00:00 | 00:09prev 00:06 | 23:44prev 23:19 |
| Leicester Square | Heathrow Terminal 5 | 00:20prev 00:06 | 00:33prev 00:32 | 23:24prev 23:17 |
| Tottenham Court Road | Ealing Broadway | 00:28prev 00:21 | 00:39prev 00:28 | 23:47prev 23:39 |
| Tottenham Court Road | Epping | 00:31prev 00:16 | 00:31prev 00:17 | 23:37prev 23:22 |
| Tottenham Court Road | Hainault | 00:21prev 00:11 | 00:22prev 00:21 | 23:43prev 23:27 |
| Tottenham Court Road | West Ruislip | 00:31prev 00:16 | 00:31prev 00:16 | 23:44prev 23:29 |
Timetables change — confirm with the operator on the night, especially around engineering works. Some networks run additional night services after these times on Fridays and Saturdays (e.g. the Night Tube); check the operator’s own timetable.
No last-train table for the other stops. National Rail has the times.
Sources
- Running time: “Running Time: 2 hours, 35 minutes (including 20 min interval)” lwtheatres.co.uk, read 30 Oct 2026
- Dates at Cambridge Theatre: “Booking Until 05/09/2027” officiallondontheatre.com, read 30 Oct 2026
- Performance times at Cambridge Theatre: “Tuesday – Saturday, 7pm” lwtheatres.co.uk, read 30 Oct 2026
- Performance times at Cambridge Theatre: “Wednesday, Saturday & Sunday, 2pm” lwtheatres.co.uk, read 30 Oct 2026
- Dates at Milton Keynes Theatre: “Milton Keynes Theatre 28/10/26 – 14/11/26” tour.matildathemusical.com, read 30 Oct 2026
- Dates at Theatre Royal Glasgow: “Glasgow Theatre Royal 18/11/26 – 05/12/26” tour.matildathemusical.com, read 30 Oct 2026
- Dates at Wales Millennium Centre: “Matilda The Musical Donald Gordon Theatre 9 December 2026 - 17 January 2027” wmc.org.uk, read 30 Oct 2026
- Performance times at Wales Millennium Centre: “Captioned performance: 18 December 2026 / 8 January 2027 - 7.30pm” wmc.org.uk, read 30 Oct 2026
- Performance times at Wales Millennium Centre: “Audio Described performance: 19 December 2026 / 9 January 2027 - 2.30pm” wmc.org.uk, read 30 Oct 2026
Finish = official start + official running time.