Paddington The Musical on Instagram: "HE’S ARRIVED! Thanks for bearing with us. Your FIRST LOOK at PADDINGTON Bear. 🐻 #PADDINGTONTheMusical"

London Theatre on Instagram: "Paddington has just made his big entrance in London’s starry West End! 🐻 The musical, with music and lyrics by Tom Fletcher and book by Jessica Swale, started previews at the Savoy Theatre tonight. Read our exclusive interview with the show’s creative team at the link in bio and on stories. #Paddington #PaddingtonMusical #PaddingtonBear #WestEnd #WestEndTheatre #London #LondonTheatre #Theatre #Musical #Musicals"

“I’m hoping that they just saw Paddington as Paddington.” As Paddington: The Musical opens in London, Tarah Zafar - who designed the stage puppet - says the team wanted to keep the ‘lightness’ of the original illustrations. Today programme | Listen on BBC Sounds Photo credit: PA | BBC Radio 4

Last night, Paddington Bear took his first paw steps onto a West End stage for the premiere of the musical inspired by his beloved adventures. Fans got their first glimpse of how the famous bear will appear live on stage, with newspapers today sharing the first official images of Paddington in full theatrical glory. The musical promises to bring all the charm, mischief, and heartwarming moments of the classic stories to life, and it looks like Paddington is ready to win over a whole new generati

Patrick Dougall on Instagram: "Paddington the Musical just might be the CUTEST thing I’ve ever seen on stage… and I’ve only seen a minute worth of clips!!! LOOK AT HIM! IM OBSESSED!!! Who wants to take a trip to London?! 🐻🇬🇧 #paddington"

It takes care, kindness and teamwork to be Paddington. 🧡 Meet James Hameed and Arti Shah, the extraordinary performers bringing our bear to life on stage. | Paddington The Musical