Matilda The Musical is the multi-award winning musical from the Royal Shakespeare Company, inspired by the beloved book by Roald Dahl. With book by Dennis Kelly and original songs by Tim Minchin, Matilda The Musical tells the story of an extraordinary little girl who, armed with a vivid imagination and a sharp mind, dares to take a stand and change her own destiny.
Winner of over 100 international awards, including 25 for Best Musical, Matilda has been delighting audiences of all ages for 15 years.
And as an added bonus, c2c account holders get double entries – enter by 24th May for your chance to win.
About Thistle Hotels
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Terms & conditions
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General terms
- “c2c” where referenced in these terms refers to c2c Railway Ltd
- Entrants must be aged 18 and over.
- All competition entrants must be permanent residents of the UK.
- This competition is NOT open to employees of c2c, their families or anyone else associated with this competition. The marketing team’s decision as to the eligibility of non-c2c parties will be final.
- You may be asked to provide proof of your eligibility at any stage during this competition.
- Please see c2c’s full privacy policy here.
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Entry process
- Entry into the competition is via the form on the c2c website (see above)
- The competition will be open to entrants until 24 May 2026.
- Only one entry per person is permitted. Entries on behalf of another person and joint entries will not be accepted.
- Entries whose email address is associated with a c2c account as of 24 May 2026 will be counted twice for the purpose of calculating winners.
- Offensive, incomplete, incomprehensible or incorrectly completed entries will not be counted.
- c2c does not accept responsibility for entries that are lost or delayed, or which are not received for any reason.
- All entries will be given careful consideration and must be written in English.
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Selection of winners
- The winner will be selected at random by c2c and will be notified via email by Bicycle Partnerships Ltd within two weeks of the competition closing date and will have three working days to claim their prize.
- The winning candidate will be notified via email.
- We reserve the right to request proof of award winners’ identity in the form of a passport or driving licence and proof of address in the form of a utility bill dated within the previous 12 months. If the award winner is unable to supply proof of identity in an acceptable format, we may withdraw the prize and select another winner.
- By entering the competition, you grant to c2c, its agents, and others working under its authority, full and free use of any images of you taken during the competition process. You agree that we may publish and share your name, age, location, your submitted entry, details of your prize and information related to your entry. You will retain ownership of copyright in your entry but you give c2c (and any third party authorised by c2c) your irrevocable permission to use, reproduce, publish, display, transmit, copy, amend, store and sub-licence your entry worldwide for such promotional purposes and for the purposes of the competition.
- Entrants agree to take part in promotional activity if entry is a winner.
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Prize & delivery
- If you have won, you will be contacted via email.
- There is one prize to be won consisting of:
- 2x tickets to see Matilda The Musical in London’s West End, an overnight stay at any 4-star Thistle Hotel London with breakfast included up to the 1st October 2026. At least one guest must be 18 or over. 2x tickets for Matilda The Musical
- All prize elements must be redeemed by 1st October 2026.
- All winners will receive complimentary c2c travel from their nearest c2c station to London Fenchurch Street.
- The prize is subject to availability, non-transferable, and there is no cash alternative. The prize excludes performances over school holidays or bank holidays.
- At least one member must be 18 or over
- Travel outside of c2c stations, meals and other expenses are not included.
- Winners may be contacted by a team member at Bicycle Partnerships Ltd to help organise the redemption of the prize.
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Your rights
- c2c reserves the right to change the rules of the competition at any time. In the event that we do amend the rules, we will publish them, and it is the sole duty of any entrant to keep themselves up to date with any changes.
- c2c reserves the right to end this promotion at any time, and without notice.
- If there is any disagreement over the rules, conduct or decision made by c2c, we want to make it clear that our decision is final. We will not enter any discussion with entrants who disagree with the rules or the winner chosen by c2c.
- By entering this competition, you agree to be legally bound by these terms and conditions. These Terms & Conditions shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of England and Wales.