Paddington the Musical at the Savoy Theatre is a total delight. From the opening number it knows exactly what it is: warm, funny, surprisingly slick and completely true to the bear at its centre. The staging is inventive, the London setting is beautifully done, and the show keeps finding little visual gags that land every time. What really sells it is the tone. It’s kind without being sugary, witty without being arch, and it moves at just the right pace. The score is bright and memorable, the cast lean into the humour, and by the end it feels like the whole audience has been in on something quietly special. A charming new West End musical that deserves to run and run.

Tonight I witnessed a little bit of magic in the form of Paddington the musical. Being an older lady, Paddington has been in my life for nearly 50 years. I didn't actually realise how much he meant to me until he came to life on that stage. A little bit of Alchemy took place between people and imagination. Growing up was not easy for me in my household and I'd let go of that precious little bit of childhood magic we all need to keep tucked away in our memory. Tonight that connection to my inner child was rekindled and I took an emotional journey into my past. Laughed, cried and remembered to be kind to myself. The energy of the cast was oozing off the stage. Bonnie Langford was sensational, but the relationship between Paddington and have a voice was mesmerising.

It was such an incredible show,from start to finish .We both loved it.Thanks to all of the cast.It was an all round family show.I wanted too thank the staff from tge theatre as nothing was too much trouble. I am disabled but can get up and down stairs slowly and we were take the back way with less steps with a lovely lady with dark hair on 23th May 6.30. We were also escorted out kindly by a happy chatty young man with fair hair who walked us up too the top of tge road as we didnt have a clue where we were going.It was an all round brilluant experience.