1 hour 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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1 hour 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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1 hour 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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3 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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27 h. ago Forget Lookfantastic’s advent calendar, its beauty vault is a treasure trove

The 15-product haul has extra money off for Black FridayFollow live: All the best Black Friday 2025 deals

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3 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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4 d. ago Looking Down at the Stars by Christina Riley review: 'like an aquatic Nan Shepherd'

In this account of her time as an ‘underwater artist in residence’ in Argyll, Christina’ Riley’s enthusiasm for the marine environment is contagious, writes Roger Cox

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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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1 week ago I unboxed Lookfantastic’s 2025 beauty advent calendar – is it the best value Christmas countdown?

The line-up for 2025 includes the likes of Elemis, Sol De Janeiro, Mac, Color Wow and Medik8

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1 week ago William and Kate to see Paddington The Musical performance at Royal Variety show

The prince and princess, who are making their sixth appearance at the star-studded event, last attended in 2023.

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2 w. ago Predators review – grimly compelling look at reality TV revenge hunt for child abusers

David Osit’s documentary takes a disturbing look at the televised shaming served up by the hit show To Catch a PredatorIt’s too soon to know for sure, but this may end up being ranked as one of the best nonfiction films of the year. At least let’s hope lots of people get to see this, even if it’s a mistake because they meant to buy a ticket for Predator: Badlands. Instead of an alien hunter with gnarly teeth, this offers a profoundly troubling meditation on our collective thirst for revenge – or at least the kind of bizarre performance art version of revenge as served up by reality TV show To Catch a Predator, a US series that ran from 2004 to 2007 and which featured weekly footage of paedophiles and would-be paedophiles being duped, shamed and arrested.Predators’ director David Osit, at first just an offscreen voice but eventually a fully seen (in every sense) presence, explains that he used to watch To Catch a Predator avidly as a young man. Every episode was roughly the same: a m...

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2 w. ago DWP issues PIP review update as it looks into new and existing claims

The UK Government says it wants to ensure that Personal Independence Payment (PIP) remains a fair and fit for purpose benefit in a changing world

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3 w. ago Police review of events before mass stabbing on train looks at September attack

A man outside Fletton Club in Peterborough was stabbed on September 27.

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3 w. ago Breaking Baz: ‘Paddington: The Musical’ In London’s West End Is Fueled By Magic Ingredient – Marmalade

Breaking Baz: ‘Paddington: The Musical’ In London’s West End Is Fueled By Magic Ingredient – Marmalade  Deadline

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3 w. ago Alan Davies at Cambridge Theatre review: a bold, unflinching look at past demons

The comedian’s first tour in a decade doesn’t shy away from tackling the hard subjects

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3 w. ago November on the London Stage: Paddington the Musical Debuts Its Beloved Bear, Bridgerton Season 4's Yerin Ha in The Maids and More

November on the London Stage: Paddington the Musical Debuts Its Beloved Bear, Bridgerton Season 4's Yerin Ha in The Maids and More  Broadway Shows

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3 w. ago Paddington pandemonium: How to buy the hot tickets to the new musical

Grab a marmalade sandwich and get yourself down to the Savoy Theatre

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3 w. ago ‘Paddington the Musical’ has finally revealed the surprising truth about who will play Paddington on stage in London

‘Paddington the Musical’ has finally revealed the surprising truth about who will play Paddington on stage in London  Time Out

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