PADDINGTON the Musical is a new West End production whose characters are based on those from Michael Bond’s books and whose story is inspired by StudioCana’s 2014 film.
The musical follows the journey of a lone bear from Peru who finds himself lost until he happens upon a new home in Windsor Gardens, London. Although the Brown family welcomes Paddington as one of their own, the small bear also realizes that not all of the big city is warm to him when he meets the taxidermist Millicent Clyde.
Paddington – a small bear from Peru; protagonist
The Browns – Paddington’s adoptive family
Mrs Bird – housekeeper of the Brown family
Millicent Clyde – an evil taxidermist; antagonist
(from PADDINGTON The Musical Official Site)
Music and Lyrics: TOM FLETCHER
Book: JESSICA SWALE
Director: LUKE SHEPPARD
Musical Supervisor, Orchestrations & Arrangements: MATT BRIND
Choreographer: ELLEN KANE
Scenic Designer: TOM PYE
Costume Designer: GABRIELLA SLADE
Paddington & Puppet Design: TAHRA ZAFAR
Lighting Designer: NEIL AUSTIN
Sound Designer: GARETH OWEN
Video Designer & Animation: ASH J WOODWARD
Hair, Wig & Make-Up Designer: CAMPBELL YOUNG ASSOCIATES
Illustrations & Additional Animation: MAJID ADIN
Musical Director: LAURA BANGAY
West End Preview: November 1, 2025 at the Savoy Theatre (London)
West End Opening: November 30, 2025 at the Savoy Theatre (London)
Paddington (on-stage): Arti Shah
Young Man / Paddington (off-stage): James Hameed
Mr Brown: Adrian Der Gregorian
Mrs Brown: Amy Ellen Richardson
Judy Brown: Delilah Bennett-Cardy
Jonathan Brown: Joseph Bramley / Leo Collon / Stevie Hare / Jasper Rowse
Mrs Bird: Bonnie Langford
Millicent Clyde: Victoria Hamilton-Barritt
Grant: Tarinn Callender
Mr Gruber: Teddy Kempner
Mr Curry: Tom Edden
Lady Sloane: Amy Booth-Steel
Tony: Timi Akinyosade
Tanya: Brenda Edwards
PADDINGTON The Musical recently debuted in November 2025 so has not had the opportunity to win any awards yet.
You can find the next few performances of PADDINGTON The Musical below or check out the FULL MUSICAL THEATRE SHOW CALENDAR where you can filter results by country, city, and date.
ACT ONE
Mr Gruber’s Curiosities
I’ve Arrived
The Taxi Driver’s Code
Don’t Touch That
One Page at a Time
Pretty Little Dead Things
The Rhythm of London
Hard Stare
The Explorer and the Bear
Risky Business
One of Us
The Explorer and the Bear (Reprise)
ACT TWO
Marmalade
Worth the Work
Where’s Paddington
Everything You Never Were
It’s Never Too Late
Aunt Lucy’s Prayer
The Geographers Guild
Unstoppable
Missing Beat
Dear Aunt Lucy
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