Raold Dahl's Matilda the Musical

I have never liked Raold Dahl much, and I have always had a special distaste for his book, Matilda. While he effectively conjures a world of horror and injustice for his heroine to fight against, I have never been able to give much sympathy to Matilda because of the ways she fights. A sort of Carrie Jr., the book and previous film chafed me with their l…