Paddington The Musical has announced full casting for the new West End show – except Paddington the bear himself!
Rehearsals are currently underway for the new musical, which plays at the Savoy Theatre in London from 1 November 2025 to 25 May 2026.
Already announced in the Paddington cast are 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 will be played by Joseph Bramley, Leo Collon, Stevie Hare and Jasper Rowse.
The ensemble cast announced today includes 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.
You will have to wait for the first preview performance of Paddington on 1 November to find out who is cast as Paddington the Bear, and more details about the bear’s designer and creative team.
Paddington The Musical – Full cast for the Savoy Theatre LondonThe creators of Paddington
The new musical is based on the much-loved Paddington Bear books by Michael Bond and the successful 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). Direction is by award-winner Luke Sheppard (& Juliet, Starlight Express, Just For One Day).
The wider creative team 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.
Video: Meet the principal cast of Paddington The Musical
Director Luke Sheppard’s latest projects include Just For One Day: The Live Aid Musical, which is now playing at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London; and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Starlight Express at the Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre in London.
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.
More about the nation’s favourite bear
Michael Bond’s first book A Bear Called Paddington was published on 13 October 1958 by William Collins & Sons (now Harper Collins). Since its first publication, the Paddington series of books has sold more than thirty-five million copies worldwide and has been translated into more than forty different languages, including Latin.
Paddington has been adapted for television several times, first by the BBC in 1976, voiced by Michael Hordern; and most recently adapted by STUDIOCANAL and Heyday Films into three successful Paddington movies: Paddington, Paddington 2, and Paddington in Peru. Paddington in Peru was released earlier this year on Netflix.
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Paddington The Musical is starting performances at the Savoy Theatre in London from 1 November 2025, currently booking to 25 May 2026.
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👤News Team 📅9 September 2025
Tags: Adrian Der Gregorian, Amy Booth-Steel, Amy Ellen Richardson, Bonnie Langford, Brenda Edwards, Delilah Bennett-Cardy, Ellen Kane, Jessica Swale, Luke Sheppard, Matthew Brind, Paddington The Musical, Savoy Theatre, Sonia Friedman, Tarrin Callender, Teddy Kempner, Timi Akinyosade, Tom Edden, Tom Fletcher, Victoria Hamilton Barritt
📷 Main photo: Paddington The Musical – Full cast for the Savoy Theatre London
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