Major new West End show Paddington The Musical has added more dates to its London run at the Savoy Theatre – before it has even opened!

The show announced today that it is extending booking from the current date of 25 May 2026, to 25 October 2026 – with tickets now on sale.

Paddington the Musical starts performances at the Savoy Theatre in London this Saturday, 1 November.

The new musical is based on the much-loved Paddington Bear books by Michael Bond and the successful StudioCanal films.

Paddington The Musical has a book by Olivier Award winner Jessica Swale (Nell Gwynn, Summerland), and music and lyrics by McFly’s Tom Fletcher (The Creakers). The show is directed by award-winner Luke Sheppard (& Juliet, Starlight Express, Just For One Day).

The Paddington cast features Timi Akinyosade (Man Like Mobeen) as Tony, Amy Booth-Steel (Coronation Street) as Lady Sloane, Tarrin Callender (Hamilton) as Grant, Delilah Bennett-Cardy (The Magic Faraway Tree) as Judy Brown, Adrian Der Gregorian (Roman Holiday) as Mr. Brown, Tom Edden (Crazy For You) as Mr. Curry, Brenda Edwards (We Will Rock You) as Tanya, Amy Ellen Richardson (Extraordinary Women) as Mrs. Brown, Victoria Hamilton-Barritt (Hadestown) as Millicent Clyde, Teddy Kempner (Girl From The North Country) as Mr. Gruber and Bonnie Langford (Les Miserables) as Mrs. Bird.

The role of Jonathan Brown is played by Joseph Bramley, Leo Collon, Stevie Hare and Jasper Rowse.

Photos: Paddington in rehearsals

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The ensemble cast features Esme Bacalla-Hayes, Tiago Dhondt Bamberger, David Birch, Aimée Fisher, Jacqueline Hughes, Kellianna Jay, Sam Lathwood, Natasha Leaver, Katie Lee, Sunny Lee, Vicki Lee Taylor, Jáiden Lodge, Andilé Mabhena, Rose Mary O’Reilly, Ben Redfern, Hugo Rolland and Simon Shorten.

The creative team for Paddington also includes musical supervisor, orchestrations and arrangements by Matt Brind; choreography by Ellen Kane; scenic design by Tom Pye; costume design by Gabriella Slade; lighting design by Neil Austin; sound design by Gareth Owen; video design and animation by Ash J Woodward; hair, wig and makeup design by Campbell Young Associates; illustration and additional animation by Majid Adin; musical director Laura Bangay; casting director Natalie Gallacher CDG for Pippa Ailion and Natalie Gallacher Casting; young persons’ casting director Nick Hockaday; physical comedy consultant Javier Marzan; and additional music consultants Tobago and D-Lime.

Paddington is produced by Sonia Friedman (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, The Book of Mormon), Anna Marsh on behalf of STUDIOCANAL, and Eliza Lumley on behalf of Universal Music UK.

Paddington at the Royal Variety Performance

It was announced last week that the cast of Paddington are performing at this year’s Royal Variety Performance 2025. Introduced by the show’s composer Tom Fletcher, the cast of Paddington will perform in the spectacular setting of the Royal Albert Hall.

Booking tickets to Paddington

Paddington The Musical is starting performances at the Savoy Theatre in London from 1 November 2025, currently booking to 25 October 2026.

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Main photo: Paddington The Musical - Casting announced. Photo by Jay Brooks

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