Resident Director (Maternity Cover)

Sonia Friedman Productions is seeking applications for a full-time experienced, Resident Director (Maternity Cover) to work on the London production of PADDINGTON THE MUSICAL.

(Music and Lyrics by Tom Fletcher, Book by Jessica Swale. Based on A Bear Called Paddington written by Michael Bond and by Special Arrangement with STUDIOCANAL) at the Savoy Theatre in London’s West End - running in the West End since November 2025.

Your duties and responsibilities will be those normally expected of a Resident Director on a first-class West End production.

The Resident Director will work with the Directors and Associate Director in delivering the creative vision of the production, as well as providing administrative support. Your responsibilities will include but will not be limited to leading on any ad hoc rehearsals, show watching an understudy’s first performance on stage; casting and rehearsing new children for the production as required; watching and noting t...