2 h. ago I Went To See “Paddington: The Musical,” And It’s Even More Magical Than You Think

I Went To See “Paddington: The Musical,” And It’s Even More Magical Than You Think  BuzzFeed

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8 h. ago The Standard podcast: Paddington the Musical wows West End critics

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27 h. ago Paddington The Musical: 'Silliness, naughtiness and unmitigated joy'

Paddington The Musical: 'Silliness, naughtiness and unmitigated joy'  London Evening Standard

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28 h. ago Sweet moment lifesize Paddington Bear takes bow in West End debut

Paddington Bear took a bow on stage following his highly-anticipated West End debut at London’s Savoy Theatre.

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31 h. ago Paddington: The Musical gets rave reviews from critics and is praised as a 'funny, feel

Paddington: The Musical has received a series of glowing reviews from critics after its official opening in theatres over the weekend.

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40 h. ago Paddington The Musical review: London needs this musical now more than ever

Paddington The Musical review: London needs this musical now more than ever  Radio Times

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40 h. ago Paddington the Musical review at the Savoy Theatre, London: resistance is futile

Paddington the Musical review at the Savoy Theatre, London: resistance is futile  The Stage

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40 h. ago Tom Fletcher hopes for royal visit as Paddington The Musical opens in West End

The McFly star has penned the music and lyrics to the eagerly anticipated stage show, which has its world premiere at the Savoy Theatre on Sunday.

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40 h. ago Paddington: The Musical review – they’ve looked after this bear quite splendiferously

Savoy theatre, LondonState-of-the-art animatronics, imaginative staging, fabulous performances and some marvellous songs about marmalade make for an evening that will fill you with joy and melt your heart Here is the Peruvian bear as we have never seen him before – or so we are led to believe from the marketing of this musical, which is based on the beloved 2014 film, based on Michael Bond’s beloved books. But this is in fact exactly how we have seen him before: initially alone in Paddington station with marmalade sandwiches under his felt hat and a pleading look in his eye for strangers to be kind to outsiders such as him.This is not new fare, even if Paddington is brought to life with state-of-the-art animatronics: James Hameed is his voice and remote puppeteer, while Arti Shah is under his furry skin on stage (puppet design by Tahra Zafar). The Brown family are recognisable from the star-studded film: risk-averse dad (Adrian Der Gregorian), arty mum (Amy Ellen Richardson), adoles...

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40 h. ago Paddington The Musical: 'One of the most wonderful theatrical creations in years'

What could so easily have been a commercial cash-in is a triumph of warmth and fun and theatricality, with a wonderful creation at the heart of it

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42 h. ago Dame Joan Collins, 92, enjoys a date night with husband Percy Gibson as she bundles up in white faux fur for the opening of Paddington: The Musical

Dame Joan Collins made a glamorous entrance alongside her husband Percy Gibson as they led the stars at the Paddington: The Musical opening night at the Savoy Theatre.

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43 h. ago Paddington The Musical is an irresistibly joyful love letter to London

Paddington The Musical is an irresistibly joyful love letter to London  The Observer

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4 d. ago Tom Fletcher song for Paddington The Musical tipped for Christmas number one

A new version of One Of Us, sung by Fletcher, was released as a single on Friday.

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6 d. ago Sir Richard Branson shares poignant final photo with wife days before her death as love letter is revealed

The Virgin founder’s emotional 2020 tribute has resurfaced alongside the intimate image he shared shortly before losing his ‘guiding light’

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6 d. ago 'I fell for Joan the moment I saw her': The emotional love letter Sir Richard Branson penned to his 'rock' on their anniversary

Celebrating 44 years since they locked eyes in Virgin's live-in recording studio, The Manor, in 1976, Sir Richard gushed about their romantic first meeting.

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7 d. ago American menswear designer Jeffrey Banks is finally sharing his story and starting a new chapter

Menswear designer Jeffrey Banks' memoir is a love letter to his family and the fashion community

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1 week ago 'Paddington is the biggest thing I've ever been involved in': Victoria Hamilton

Paddington The Musical is about to take the West End - and the world - by storm... one of the stars Victoria Hamilton-Barritt gives us the inside scoop on “the biggest thing I’ve ever been involved in”

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1 week ago Princess of Wales and Jessie J share sweet encounter after singer's cancer surgery

The Prince and Princess of Wales were entertained by a cast of famous faces at the Royal Albert Hall and enjoyed performances by Paddington The Musical's West End cast and singer-songwriters Jessie J and Laufey

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1 week ago 'Paddington has been London's biggest secret': Victoria Hamilton

Paddington The Musical is about to take the West End - and the world - by storm... one of the stars Victoria Hamilton-Barritt gives us the inside scoop on “the biggest thing I’ve ever been involved in”

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2 w. ago The Titanic's real Jack pining for his 'Rose': Incredible letter reveals tragic third class passenger had a 'good cry' over lost love on doomed vessel before perishing in 1912 disaster

According to a never-before-seen letter, third class passenger Ernest Tomlin had seemingly been left heartbroken by the break-up of a relationship with a woman called Rose.

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