"And draw rude pictures on the board"
Nigel Hicks is one of Matilda’s close friends in Matilda the Musical
Role[]
He is one of Matilda's closer friends along with Lavender. He appears in the following songs:
- "Miracle"
- "School Song"
- "The Hammer"
- "Chokey Chant"
- "Bruce"
- "When I Grow Up"
- "The Smell of Rebellion"
- "Revolting Children"
- "When I Grow Up (reprise)"
Portrayals[]
Stratford[]
Original West End[]
Current West End[]
- Jake Durant (September 2023-Present)
- Kristiano Ricardo (September 2023-Present)
- Harry Newby (March 2024-Present)
Former West End[]
- Elliot Reeve (April–August 2012)
- Terrell Forde (April 2012–March 2013)
- Joshua Tikare (August 2012–September 2013)
- Uwan Lam (August 2012–August 2013, December 2013–March 2014)
- James Gardner (September–December 2013)
- Gabriel Werb (September 2013–September 2014)
- Rory Fraser (March–August 2014)
- Sam Varley (March–September 2014)
- Denzel Eboji (September 2014–February 2015)
- Ilan Galkoff (September 2014–March 2015)
- Luka Green (September 2014–September 2015)
- Harrison Noble (March–September 2015)
- Connor Deeks (March 2015–March 2016)
- Thomas Berry (September 2015–September 2016)
- Jacob Smith (September 2015–March 2016)
- Nael Ameen (March-September 2016)
- Jamie Wilding (March-September 2016)
- Henry Austin (March-September 2016)
- Alexander Stuckey (September 2016–March 2017)
- Sam Jennings (September 2016–September 2017)
- Michael Hawkins (September 2016–September 2017)
- Mylo Burton-Mays (March 2017-March 2018)
- Bill Bekele (September 2017-March 2018)
- Will Tarpey (September 2017-March 2018)
- Omar Cain-Francis (September 2017-September 2018)
- Jack Riley (March-September 2018)
- Darmani Eboji (March 2018-September 2019)
- Jobe Hart (September 2018-March 2019)
- Henry Littell (September 2018-March 2019)
- Alexander Morrell (March-September 2019)
- Leonardo Dickens (March 2019-March 2020)
- Louis Wint (September 2019-March 2020)
- Kaspar Cahill-Ritter (September 2019-March 2020, September 2021-March 2022)
- Alex Stockton (September 2021-March 2022)
- Jayden Seder (September 2021-September 2022)
- Rafferty Ison (March-September 2022)
- Alexander Fitzgerald (March-September 2022)
- Brodie Edwards (September 2022-March 2023)
- Ashton Robertson (September 2022-March 2023)
- Noah Swer-Fox (September 2022-September 2023)
- Leon Saunders (September 2022-September 2023)
- Kylan Denis (March-September 2023)
- Charlie Cox (September 2023-March 2024)
Broadway[]
Main[]
- Gavin Swartz (March 2016—June 2017)
- Jack Mullen (March 2015–February 2016)
- Jonah Halperin (March 2014–February 2015)
- Jared Parker (March 2013–March 2014)
Alternate[]
- Noah Baird (March 2015–June 2017)
- Cole Edelstein (August 2015–June 2017)
- Timothy Tv Cao (September 2014–March 2015)
- Chris Sumpter (August 2014–August 2015)
- Marcus D'Angelo (August 2013–August 2014), temporary main from February-March 2015.
- Sawyer Nunes (March 2013–June 2014)
- Heather Tepe (March 2013–June 2017)
- Ted Wilson (March 2013–March 2015)
- Luke Kolbe Mannikus (March–August 2013)
Acrobat Tour[]
Main[]
- Will Coombs (March 2016-June 2017)
- Ted Wilson (January 2016—March 2016)
- Cal Alexander (May 2015–January 2016)
Alternates[]
- Trey Middleton (November 2015–June 2017)
- Luke Kolbe Mannikus (May 2015–November 2015)
Sydney[]
- Ewan Herdman
- Jacob Castration
- Regan Walker
United Kingdom and Ireland Tour[]
- Sheldon Golding
- Jobe Hart
- Nick Seal
- Harrison Wilding
- Joseph Black
- Ashton Murphy
- Elliot Boothroyd
- Alfie Sanderson
International Tour[]
- Zac Gabriel Werb
- Joshua LeClair
- Alex Charles