08/01/2026
I think someone else said this a long while before Paddington.
What a lovely story.
Fell into conversation with a woman of Wimbledon who told me she’d taken a six year old to see Paddington the Musical at the Savoy.
Towards the end, the little bear has a speech recommending people learn to love each other, which he had found to be much better and rewarding than being horrible to each other.
When he finished, the six year old stood up in her row in the upper circle and shouted “Well said, Paddington!” and the whole theatre broke into applause.
Vive la Résistance!
