Paddington The Musical Announces Sydney Opening for September 2027

The most awarded new musical in West End history is heading dow under! The award winning Paddington the Musical is set to opening at Sydney’s Capitol Theatre in September 2027. The news follows an announcement earlier this year that Paddington is also heading to Broadway.

Sonia Friedman Productions, STUDIOCANAL, Eliza Lumley Productions on behalf of Universal Music UK, and Suzanne Jones have announced today that the seven-time Olivier Award-winning Paddington The Musical will open at the Capitol Theatre in Sydney in September 2027.

Producers Sonia Friedman and Eliza Lumley said:

“From the outset, we have wanted PADDINGTON The Musical to open only in cities where it can be produced with the same ambition, care and theatrical scale as in London. Paddington’s journey across the world in search of a new home – and his discovery that home can be found through kindness, acceptance and a sense of belonging – feels particularly resonant for Australian audiences.
Together with Sydney’s extraordinary appetite for world-class musical theatre and the affection Australians have long held for Paddington, this makes the city a natural new home for our production. We are thrilled to be bringing the show to the Capitol Theatre with STUDIOCANAL and deeply grateful to Destination NSW for its belief in the production and for helping us bring Paddington to Sydney.”

The production opened at the Savoy Theatre on 30 November 2025 and is booking until February 2028. The newly announced Broadway production opens at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre on 17 April 2027

A record-breaking success

Since it arrived in the West End in 2025, Paddington The Musical has claimed the title of most awarded new musical in West End history. It won seven 2026 Olivier Awards, including Best New Musical, Best Director for Luke Sheppard, Best Set Design for Tom Pye and Ash J Woodward, and Best Costume Design for Gabriella Slade and Tahra Zafar, who designed the bear.

It also won a record nine WhatsOnStage Awards, including Best New Musical and Best Direction, and recently took the Critics’ Circle Award for Best New Musical.

It follows a small, lost bear from Peru arrives in London in search of a home. A chance encounter with the Browns leads him into an unexpected world of adventure, where kindness can change lives and strangers can become family. But London isn’t all afternoon tea and friendly faces, and when a mysterious and vengeful villain sets her sights on Paddington, the Browns embark on a thrilling rescue mission, realising they need this special bear as much as he needs them.