Alisha Weir plays Matilda in the movie musical adaptation of Roald Dahl’s iconic book, which has a poignant story to tell (Picture: Netflix)

Matilda the Musical is a star-studded, all-singing, all-dancing version of Roald Dahl’s classic children’s book, but it’s worth remembering that it is, at its heart, a tale about the power of storytelling, and the importance of exchanging these stories to process and overcome our own trauma.