Newcomer Alisha Weir plays the titular schoogirl with very special powers.
Publishedin 1988, filmed in 1996, musicalised in 2010, Roald Dahl’s tale of a schoolgirl with telekinetic powers has been casting its spell for more than 30 years. And while Matthew Warchus’ adap of the stage show he created with writer Dennis Kelly and composer Tim Minchin seems the least essential iteration to date, it still manages to charm.