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Tim Minchin says editing Roald Dahl’s books ‘a slippery slope’

Comedian behind Matilda musical says texts would need to be repeatedly updated to keep up with modern sensibilities

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Tim Minchin, the comedian behind the Matilda musical, has described editing Roald Dahl’s books to better suit modern audiences as “a slippery slope” .

The British-Australian composer and entertainer, who wrote the music for the musical based on Dahl’s book, said removing outdated language in the author’s works set a precedent for needing to change all texts that might offend people and warned they could need to be constantly updated to keep up with changing sensibilities.

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