First look at Paddington The Musical

It's time to grab that marmalade sandwich to go, because Paddington is heading to a theatre in London's famous West End

The first pictures of a brand new West End musical show about Paddington Bear have been revealed.

Paddington The Musical is inspired by the children's books written by author Michael Bond, and the 2014 Paddington movie.

The music in the show has been written and made by Tom Fletcher, who is in the band McFly and wrote the Dinosaur That Pooped books.

The stage show - which has been in the making for almost a decade - will take place at the Savoy Theatre in London, and will run from late November this year, until late October 2026.

James Hameed and Arti Shah (left) will help to bring Paddington to life on stage

The story follows a cuddly bear named Paddington who has to leave his home country of Peru, and arrives in London in search of a new home.

There he meets the Brown family and sets off on a number of adventures and even a daring rescue mission with them.

In the musical stage show, Paddington will be voiced by off-stage performer and remote puppeteer James Hameed, as well as an on-stage actress Arti Shah who will also help to bring Paddington Bear to life.

The Brown family will be played by Amy Ellen Richardson (as Mrs Brown), Adrian Der Gregorian (as Mr Brown), and Doctor Who star Bonnie Langford will play Mrs Bird.

The show's producers Sonia Friedman and Eliza Lumley said: "After many years of exploration and development, we are thrilled, alongside StudioCanal, to finally bring Paddington to life on stage.

"What we as producers always hoped to achieve was, quite simply, Paddington on stage - and thanks to the immensely talented artists, both on and off stage, we believe we've realised that."