Olivier Award Winning Paddington The Musical Extends Until February 2028
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With Paddington the Musical winning 7 Olivier Awards, 9 WhatsOnStage Awards and the Critics’ Circle Award for Best New Musical, producers Sonia Friedman Productions, STUDIOCANAL and Eliza Lumley Productions on behalf of Universal Music UK today announce that the critically acclaimed smash-hit production extends through until 13 February 2028. Best availability for tickets is now from Winter 2026.
Paddington The Musical won seven Olivier Awards at last night’s ceremony, equalling the number of wins for any musical – winning Best New Musical, Best Director for Luke Sheppard, Best Actor in a Musical for James Hameed and Arti Shah, Best Supporting Actor in a Musical for Tom Edden, Best Supporting Actress in a Musical for Victoria Hamilton-Barritt, Best Set Design for Tom Pye and Ash J Woodward, and Best Costume Design for Gabriella Slade and Tahra Zafar - the latter, who designed the bear. The production also received nine WhatsOnStage Awards equalling the record for the most wins in WhatsOnStage Award history – and the most for any new musical. The production won Best New Musical; Best Professional Debut Performance for Timi Akinyosade; Best Direction for Luke Sheppard; Best Set Design for Tom Pye; Best Costume Design for Gabriella Slade and Tahra Zafar; Best Sound Design for Gareth Owen; Best Wigs, Hair and Make-Up Design for Campbell Young Associates; Best Musical Supervision/Direction for Matt Brind; and Best Casting Direction for Natalie Gallacher CDG for Pippa Ailion and Natalie Gallacher Casting, Nick Hockaday and Annabelle Davis. Additionally last month, the production won the Critics’ Circle Award for Best New Musical.
Read more: Interview with Tom Edden, Paddington the Musical
Ever since its arrival to the Savoy Theatre at the end of 2025, Paddington the Musical has been adored by audiences of all ages who have experienced the story about a Peruvian bear who arrives at London’s Paddington Station in search of a new home. He meets the Brown family, and discovers that they need him just as much as he needs them.
Tickets are available at www.paddingtonthemusical.com
