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'Matilda' builds Dahl house for the stage by Everett Evans

The trick to adapting one of Roald Dahl's classic children's books for the stage or screen is finding just the right tone and corresponding visual profile. The 1996 film "James and the Giant Peach," with its distinctive character design and a shrewd blend of live action and stop-motion animation, is one example of those challenges resourcefully met. Yet arguably, no stage or screen adaptation has captured Dahl's wo…

SOURCE: Houston Chronicle at 05:00PM on October 2, 2015

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