Excited to attend Crunchem Hall, Matilda is surprised to find the school is an ominous and oppressive place led by the huge and villainous Miss Trunchbull (Emma Thompson). As well as kind Miss ...

Never in all my years did I expect Agatha Trunchbull, the cruel headmistress in Roald Dahl’s beloved children’s book Matilda, to be someone I’d want to emulate. As an educator, Miss ...

In Matilda, the titular character is taken in by her teacher Miss Honey, after being tortured by both her parents, and the principal, Miss Trunchbull. It’s later revealed that Honey’s mother ...