It is one of everyone’s favourite childhood films. And over the weekend the cast of Matilda left fans overjoyed as they reunited in a surprise appearance to celebrate the film’s 30th anniversary. Originally released in 1996, Mara Wilson took on the iconic Roald Dahl character of Matilda Wormwood as she starred alongside Pam Ferris in the hit fantasy comedy directed by Danny DeVito, who also played her father Harry Wormwood.Marking the film’s milestone over the weekend, Danny teamed up with composer David Newman for a performance at the Royal Albert Hall. And as the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra performed the film’s music amid a live narration of the film – Danny then revealed that the cast would be joining them. Mara, now 39, was then called on stage followed by Pam, 78, who played Miss Trunchbull and former child stars Kiami Davael, Jacqueline Steiger and Kira Spencer Hesser, who portrayed Matilda’s classmates Lavender, Amanda and Hortensia, respectively. Matilda stars Mara Wilson and Danny DeVito reunited for film’s 30th anniversary in London on Sunday (pictured L-R: Amanda Thripp (Jacqueline Steiger),Lavender (Kiami Davael), Pam Ferris (Miss TrunchBull) Danny, Matilda (Mara) and Hortensia (Kira Spencer Hesser) Originally released in 1996, Mara Wilson took on the iconic Roald Dahl character of Matilda Wormwood as she starred alongside Pam Ferris in the hit fantasy comedyHowever, Embeth Davidtz, who played Miss Honey, and Rhea Perlman, who played Matilda’s mother, were not in attendance. Taking to Instagram after the event, Mara shared a snap of the gang as she penned: ‘Matilda 30th Anniversary Celebration at Royal Albert Hall in London! Five thousand Matilda fans! I still cannot believe it! ‘What a joy to celebrate with people who mean so much to me, with whom I share so many wonderful memories. ‘Jaki, Kiami, Pam, Kira, David Newman, and of course, Uncle Danny, I love you all.’Missing her Matilda family, Embeth replied: ‘So so sad I couldn’t be there! You all look wonderful!’Mara and Danny have a special bond, after the star and his wife Rhea looked after the child star while her mother was dying of breast cancer during filming. Mara previously said Danny’s family would take her ‘under their wing as kind of like a second family’.Her mother Suzie died shortly after production wrapped and Matilda was dedicated to her. Marking the film’s milestone over the weekend, Danny teamed up with composer David Newman for a performance at the Royal Albert Hall Mara, now 39, was called on stage followed by Pam, 78, who played Miss Trunchbull As the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra performed the film’s music amid a live narration of the film – Danny then revealed that the cast would be joining them Taking to Instagram after the event, Mara shared a snap of the gang as she penned: ‘Matilda 30th Anniversary Celebration at Royal Albert Hall in London! Five thousand Matilda fans!’ Mara and Danny have a special bond, after the star and his wife Rhea looked after the child star while her mother was dying of breast cancer during filming Her mother Suzie died shortly after production wrapped and Matilda was dedicated to her’Danny and his wife, Rhea, they would let me come over to their house. We would have sleepovers, we went to go see plays, we went to see movies,’ Mara said.’They made sure I was also being treated like a kid. I played with their kids, just like any other kids.’Mara still calls him Uncle Danny 30 years later. Over the summer the former child star spoke about a potential Matilda sequel. Speaking at the Fanboy Expo in Knoxville, Tenn, she said: ‘People always ask me about doing a Matilda 2. And that could be possible.’One thing that people always say is, “Oh, maybe it could be Matilda’s daughter”. And I have some issues with that, because I think Matilda’s powers come from her adversity.”They come from the bad things that she went through, and the whole point is that she overcame these things.’Mara’s first movie role was in Mrs Doubtfire starring Robin Williams in 1993.