Australia, prepare to start guarding your marmalade reserves: the award-winning Paddington: The Musical is on its way. The acclaimed theatre production, which has been running in London’s West End since 2025, will land in Sydney in September 2027, where it will be performed at the Capitol Theatre for 10 weeks. Dates in any other Australian cities have yet to be announced, as has the cast.
About the Show
Sydney is a long way from London’s Paddington Station, where the clumsy but lovable bear from Peru is taken in by the Brown family and wins over the whole neighbourhood. The show, based on Michael Bond’s 1958 book A Bear Called Paddington as well as the hit film adaptations over the last decade, has received many five-star reviews, including in the Guardian.
Much has been made of the state-of-the-art animatronic puppet used to portray Paddington, designed by costume designer Tahra Zafar. In London, the bear is played by a duo: James Hameed provides the voice and is the remote puppeteer, while Arti Shah performs wearing the furry costume.
