Cast & Creatives

From 28 October 2026, Abbie Purvis and Hassan Taj alternate as the Paddington on-stage performer, with Sonny Monaghan as Young Man/Paddington (voice and remote puppetry) and Freya Rose as standby Paddington on-stage performer. They are joined by Samantha Bingley (Lady Sloane), Tarinn Callender (Grant), Alex Crandon (Hank the Pigeon), Linzi Hateley (Mrs Bird), Cassidy Janson (Millicent Clyde), Teddy Kempner (Mr Gruber), Sandra Marvin (Tanya), Haydn Oakley (Mr Brown), Marc Pickering (Mr Curry) and Charlotte Wakefield (Mrs Brown). Poppy Houghton and Francesca Ratcliffe alternate as Judy Brown, Eddison Burch and Shayne Maphosa alternate as Tony, and Charlie Dean, Arlo Drage, Oliver Goodman and Finn Leonard alternate as Jonathan Brown. The company also includes Esme Bacalla-Hayes, Sarah Benbelaid, Millie Gubby, Helen Gulston, Daisy Hanna, Jonathan Hermosa-Lopez, Jacqueline Hughes, Kellianna Jay, Kwame Kandekore, Sam Lathwood, Andilé Mabhena, Kate Parr, Billy Roberts, Hugo Rolland, Eugene Shire, Vicki Lee Taylor and Kevin Tristan. Casting can change for individual performances.

Paddington the Musical features music and lyrics by Tom Fletcher and a book by Olivier Award winner Jessica Swale. It is directed by Luke Sheppard, with choreography by Ellen Kane, scenic design by Tom Pye, costume design by Gabriella Slade, Paddington and puppet design by Tahra Zafar, lighting by Neil Austin, sound by Gareth Owen and musical supervision by Matt Brind. It is produced by Sonia Friedman Productions, STUDIOCANAL and Eliza Lumley Productions on behalf of Universal Music UK.