Win tickets to Paddington The Musical dress rehearsal

Paddington The Musical is giving theatregoers have a rare chance to win tickets to watch its newly-announced cast in their final dress rehearsal at the Savoy Theatre ahead of their first show on 28 October.

Paddington The Musical is giving fans the opportunity to win a pair of tickets to see its new cast in their final dress rehearsal at the Savoy Theatre before their first show on 28 October through a competition.

Sonia Friedman Productions, Eliza Lumley Productions and children’s creative learning charity the Institute of Imagination are running the Crowdfunder prize draw to win the tickets. Other prizes include 130 pairs of Grand Circle tickets, while every £10 entry will help to raise money for the charity’s work with children.

Book regular tickets to see Paddington The Musical

The prize draw

Paddington the Musical. Photo by Johan Persson. — *Paddington the Musical.* Photo by Johan Persson.

Entries to the prize draw cost £10 and can be made on: crowdfunder.co.uk/p/paddington. There is also a free postal entry option available, but only one prize per person can be won.

The competition closes at 9pm on 11 October, with winners drawn the following day. The winners will be contacted by email on Monday 12 October and have three days to claim their prizes.

The rehearsal will last approximately 2 hours 45 minutes including an interval, and as it is a working rehearsal, there may be pauses or repeated scenes.

Institute of Imagination’s Chief Executive, Martin Allen Morales, shared his own personal connection to the story of Paddington: “I came to Britain from Peru when I was 11, having been forced to leave my home. Growing up in England, people often called me Paddington. At first I didn’t know who he was, but once I discovered his story, I felt a real affinity with that little bear from Peru.”

The new cast

The newly-announced cast for Paddington The Musical includes Abbie Purvis and Hassan Taj, who will alternate as the Paddington on Stage Performer, and are both making their West End debuts in the show. Sonny Monaghan is also debuting in the West End as Young Man/Paddington (Voice & Remote Puppetry).

They lead a company that includes:

Samantha Bingley as Lady Sloane
Tarinn Callender (Hamilton, Come From Away) reprising his role as Grant
Alex Crandon as Hank the Pigeon
Linzi Hateley (Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Mamma Mia!) as Mrs Bird
Cassidy Janson (& Juliet) as Millicent Clyde
Teddy Kempner reprising his role as Mr Gruber
Sandra Marvin (Waitress) as Tanya
Haydn Oakley (The Book of Mormon, Wicked) as Mr Brown
Marc Pickering (Thespians, The Elephant Man) as Mr Curry
Charlotte Wakefield (Spring Awakening, The Sound of Music) as Mrs Brown

The new company begins performances on 28 October 2026.

Paddington The Musical opened at the Savoy Theatre in November 2025, and has since won seven Olivier Awards, including Best New Musical, and has a new production set to open on Broadway in spring 2027.

The show is directed by Luke Sheppard, with original music and lyrics by Tom Fletcher and book by Jessica Swale, and follows a small, lost bear from Peru who finds a home with the Brown family in Windsor Gardens – only for a vengeful villain to threaten the happy ending, sending the family on a rescue mission packed with show-stopping songs and marmalade-fuelled mayhem.

Book regular tickets to see Paddington The Musical

Plan your visit to Paddington The Musical

Theatre: Savoy Theatre, Savoy Court, Strand, London WC2R 0ET
Booking dates: Until 13 February 2028, with the new cast from 28 October 2026
Performance schedule: Monday 7pm; Wednesday 7pm; Thursday 2pm & 7pm; Friday 7pm; Saturday 2pm & 7pm; Sunday 2pm
Age range: Recommended for ages 6+

Paddington The Musical

Savoy Theatre, London

Book tickets