Following its record box-office and award-winning debut on London’s West End, PADDINGTON The Musical will make its highly anticipated Australian premiere in Sydney in September next year.
Based on the beloved characters of Michael Bond, and award-winning STUDIOCANAL film, PADDINGTON The Musical is currently one of the world’s most successful theatre productions, debuting in London in 2025 and winning a record seven Olivier Awards after recording the highest ticket pre-sales in West End history.
“From the outset, we have wanted PADDINGTON The Musical to open only in cities where it can be produced with the same ambition, care and theatrical scale as in London. Paddington’s journey across the world in search of a new home – and his discovery that home can be found through kindness, acceptance and a sense of belonging – feels particularly resonant for Australian audiences,” said show producers Sonia Friedman and Eliza Lumley.
“Together with Sydney’s extraordinary appetite for world-class musical theatre and the affection Australians have long held for Paddington, this makes the city a natural new home for our production.
“We are thrilled to be bringing the show to the Capitol Theatre with STUDIOCANAL and deeply grateful to the NSW Government for its belief in the production and for helping us bring Paddington to Sydney.”
The announcement adds to Sydney’s exclusive line-up of major cultural events for 2027, including Sydney Festival, Australia Day Live, Sydney Summertime, Vivid Sydney, Tropfest, Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, Opera on Sydney Harbour, Sydney International Art Series’ Takashi Murakami: When the Mountain Is High, the Moon Rises Higher at the Art Gallery of NSW and Philippe Parreno: 5 Moons at the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, and much more.
PADDINGTON The Musical is produced by Sonia Friedman Productions, together with StudioCanal and Eliza Lumley Productions on behalf of Universal Music UK, and Australian producer Suzanne Jones. It will make its Australian premiere at the Capitol Theatre in Sydney in September 2027.
For more information and to join the waitlist for tickets visit www.PaddingtonTheMusical.com.au.
