'Paddington The Musical' review — everyone’s favourite small bear becomes a massive West End hit
10 / 10
There are gleeful stagey in-jokes: Edden correctly boasts that he’s a “triple threat”, and Langford reminds us she was in Cats. That’s all of a piece with a production that wears its theatricality proudly: this is the Paddington we love, but reborn in a distinctly new medium. It invites a live audience in to become part of the story. It’s also a musical with a hero, and a message, that feels more important than ever to emulate – “Kindness isn’t complicated”. I tip my hat to Paddington: the small bear is a big hit.
