Paddington The Musical opened in November 2025 to rave reviews.

The musical won 7 Olivier Awards at the 2026 ceremony, including Best New Musical for Jessica Swale & Tom Fletcher. The show received 11 Olivier Awards nominations.

Jessica wrote the book, Tom Fletcher the score , with direction by Luke Sheppard.

Paddington also won a total of 9 awards at the 2026 What’s On Stage Awards including Best New Musical for Jessica Swale & Tom Fletcher.

It was the most award nominated production in the 2026 Whats On Stage Awards.

Daily Mail “Marmalade magic! Paddington The Musical is off-the-scale cuteness”

The Guardian “they’ve looked after this bear quite splendiferously”

The Standard “One of the most wonderful theatrical creations in years”