Emma Thompson turns heads in red at the Matilda the Musical screening in New York

Dame Emma Thompson, 63, turns heads in a red and black coat and matching trousers as she joins her co-stars at the Matilda the Musical screening in New York

Dame Emma Thompson commanded attention as she hit the red carpet in New York on Wednesday. 

The actress, 63, joined her co-stars for the screening of her new film Matilda the Musical, based on the book of Roald Dahl.

Emma turned heads in a bright red and black trench coat and matching trousers as she joined co-stars including Alisha Weir, director Matthew Warchus and writer Dennis Kelly at the event.

Dame Emma Thompson, 63, turned heads in a red and black coat and matching trousers as she joined her co-stars at the Matilda the Musical screening in New York on Wednesday

Dame Emma Thompson, 63, turned heads in a red and black coat and matching trousers as she joined her co-stars at the Matilda the Musical screening in New York on Wednesday

Emma looked chic in her outfit, which almost appeared to be in a tie-dye pattern. 

She teamed the look with a black blouse and sneakers and chunky earrings. 

Emma added a pop of colour to her look with bright red lipstick. 

In good company: Emma turned heads in a bright red and black trench coat and matching trousers as she joined co-stars including Alisha Weir, director Matthew Warchus and writer Dennis Kelly at the event

In good company: Emma turned heads in a bright red and black trench coat and matching trousers as she joined co-stars including Alisha Weir, director Matthew Warchus and writer Dennis Kelly at the event

Quirky: Emma looked chic in her outfit, which almost appeared to be in a tie-dye pattern

Details: She teamed the look with a black blouse and sneakers and chunky earrings

Quirky: Emma looked chic in her outfit, which almost appeared to be in a tie-dye pattern

Emma beamed as she posed up for photos, taking little Alisha, 13, under her wing on the red carpet. 

In the show, Alisha stars as Matilda Wormwood, while Emma appears as Agatha Trunchbull. 

She recently spoke about her new role during an appearance on The Tonight Show.

Sweet: Emma beamed as she posed up for photos, taking little Alisha, 13, under her wing on the red carpet

Sweet: Emma beamed as she posed up for photos, taking little Alisha, 13, under her wing on the red carpet

New work: Emma will be putting her singing and dancing skills to the test in Matilda The Musical, where she plays Miss Trunchbull (pictured)

New work: Emma will be putting her singing and dancing skills to the test in Matilda The Musical, where she plays Miss Trunchbull (pictured)

Emma will be putting her singing and dancing skills to the test in Matilda The Musical, where she plays Miss Trunchbull, who the kids in the musical were supposed to ‘fear,’ though that didn’t exactly happen.

‘They were supposed to be afraid of me, yeah, but I walk on set and it’s, “Oh Nanny McPhee!’ Thompson said.

The actress said she was trying to make them fear her but the kids kept laughing and the director told her, ”Would you please stop hogging the children”, because I loved them so much’.

An IMDB synopsis for the film reads: ‘An adaptation of the Tony and Olivier award-winning musical. Matilda tells the story of an extraordinary girl who, armed with a sharp mind and a vivid imagination, dares to take a stand to change her story with miraculous results.’

She was a hit: The kids in the musical were supposed to 'fear' her character, though that didn't exactly happen

She was a hit: The kids in the musical were supposed to ‘fear’ her character, though that didn’t exactly happen

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