In which classic book and film does the character Miss Trunchbull appear?
Miss Trunchbull Miss Trunchbull Miss Agatha Trunchbull, also known as Miss Trunchbull or simply The Trunchbull, is the fictional headmistress of Crunchem Hall Primary School (Crunchem Hall Elementary School in the 1996 film) and one of the main antagonists in Roald Dahl's book and the film, "Matilda", said to look "more like an eccentric and rather bloodthirsty follower of the stag-hounds than the headmistress of a nice school for children". Miss Trunchbull is depicted as being a "gigantic holy terror, a fierce tyrannical monster who frightened the life out of pupils and teachers alike" notorious for her wildly excessive and idiosyncratic discipline:
Miss Trunchbull eat a colossal chocolate cake as punishment for apparently eating a piece of her own chocolate cake only to make the children rewrite the dictionary by hand and blaming Bruce FOR eating the whole cake in the first place. Miss Trunchbull is portrayed by Pam Ferris in the film and Bertie Carvel in the musical. Later, Christopher Sieber portrayed the role in the musical, replacing Carvel. Miss Trunchbull Miss Agatha Trunchbull, also known as Miss Trunchbull or simply The Trunchbull, is the fictional headmistress of Crunchem Hall Primary School (Crunchem Hall Elementary School in the 1996 film) and one of