"Revolting Children" from the musical "Matilda"

When lights go up, Children are sitting at desks with their backs to the audience. Miss Honey is standing on the side and

MRS T: This class is going to have a very special spelling test, any child who gets one single answer wrong goes to
chokey! What are you looking at (to Miss Honey)

Miss H: You.

MRS T: You, mmmmm let me see… spell newt

Child1: newt… N… E… W… T… newt

MRS T: What?

Child 1: Miss Honey has taught us very well!

MRS T: Nonsense! You, stand up, turn around and spell the one thing that you all are… Revolting

Child 2: Revolting… R…E…V…O…L…T…I…N…G… revolting

MRS T: You are cheating!

Miss H: Off course she is NOT cheating! I taught them, that is all! With kindness and patience and respect!

MRS T: How dare you bring those words into my classroom maddam! Mmmmm… You know nothing of teaching,
and I shall prove it! You…. Spell….mmmm… amchelkamaliasubsolakomosis…

Miss H: That’s not a word, you just made it up!

MRS T: Spell or go to chokey!!!!!!! And I should warn you, it has silent letters.

Child 3: A…M…C…H…E…L…L…A…

MRS T: Oh deary deary dear! Im so sorry, it was a silent Z… You’re going to Chokey!

(Walks and grabs Child 3 who struggles and tries to resist while exiting the stage. Before they exit, child 4
jumps un the chair and starts to spell)

Child 4: Cat… C…A…F… Cat…. I…. I got it wrong… you’re gonna have to put me in Chokey too!

(Miss Honey tries to stop Child 4)

MRS T: WHAT?

Child 5: Dog, D…Y…P… Me to!

Child 6: Table… X…F…Y…N…B

MRS T: What are you doing? Stop this!!!

Child 7: C You cant put us all in Chokey… Banana… G…t…a…p…b…b..a…

Child 8 : Bully… B…A…G…V…H…U…

ALL: REVOLITING! (All kids shout out different letters)

MRS T: (evel laugh) hahahahahahah (sarcastic) You have to put me in Chokey… You cant put us all in chokey…
(shouting very loud!) Calm down maggots! (kids sit down fast because of the shock) Did you think I haven’t
thought of that? I’ve got Chokeys for each and every one of you!

Child 2: (jumps on the chair facing the audience) Look, there’s writing on the chalk board!

Child 3: (writing appears on the screen) This is Magness.

MRS T: No no no, this cant be….

Children: Give….my…. Jenny… back… her…. House…. Then…. Leave… or… I… will… get… you… like… you… got… me…
Run…. Run…. Run run run run run!!!

MRS T: What no, no Noooooo! (runs off) Song starts:

SONG: Revolting children [NIGEL]
And draw rude pictures on the board!
[BRUCE]

Woah
[HORTENSIA]
Never again will she get the best of me
It's not insulting
Never again will she take away my freedom
And we won't forget the day we fought
[ALL CHILDREN]
We're revolting!
[CHILDREN]
For the right to be a little bit naughty! We can S-P-L how we like
Never again If enough of us are wrong, wrong is right
Every word N-O-R-T-Y
[BRUCE] 'Cause we're a little bit naughty!
Will the Chokey door slam! You say we oughta stay inside the line
But if we disobey at the same time
[CHILDREN] There is nothing that the Trunchbull can do
Never again
[ERIC]
She can take her hammer and S-H-U
[BRUCE]
Will I be bullied, and [ALL CHILDREN]
You didn't think you could push us too far
[CHILDREN] But there's no going back now
Never again We are R-E-V-O-L-T-I-N
[BRUCE]
[BRUCE] C'mon
Will I doubt it when
[CHILDREN]
[ALL CHILDREN] We'll S-I-N-G
My mummy says I'm a miracle U-S-I-N-G
Never again!
[BRUCE]
Never again will we live behind bars
(Yeah)
Never again now that we know

We are revolting children [CHILDREN]

Living in revolting times We'll be R-E-V-O-L-T-I-N-G
We sing revolting songs
Using revolting rhymes [ALL CHILDREN]
We'll be revolting children It is 2-L-8-4-U
'Til our revolting's done We are revolting!
And we'll have the Trunchbull vaulting
We're revolting! We are revolting children
Living in revolting times
We are revolting children We sing revolting songs
Living in revolting times Using revolting rhymes
We sing revolting songs We'll be revolting children
Using revolting rhymes 'Til our revolting's done
We'll be revolting children It is 2-L-8-4-U
'Til our revolting's done
And we'll have the Trunchbull vaulting [CHILDREN, (BRUCE)]
We're revolting! We are revolting children
Living in revolting times
[TOMMY] We sing revolting songs (whoa)
We will become a screaming horde! Using revolting rhymes
We'll be revolting children
[LAVENDER] 'Til our revolting's done (down, down, down, down)
Take out your hockey stick, and use it as a sword! It is 2-L-8-4-U
We are revolting!
[ERIC]
Never again will we be ignored
[AMANDA]
We'll find out where the chalk is stored