Winnie the Pooh: The New Musical Adaptation breaks on-sale box office records at Riverside Studios

Winnie The Pooh: The New Musical Stage Adaptation has broken box office records as Riverside Studios' biggest on-sale!

Rachael Tackley, Creative Director of Riverside Studios, said, "Everyone at Riverside is thrilled with the response that we’ve had so far. The first week’s sales were staggering. Record-breaking in fact. Winnie the Pooh is clearly the show everyone’s been waiting for!"

To celebrate the record-breaking general on-sale of Winnie The Pooh: The New Musical Stage Adaptation, some of the classic characters have had a tour of London! These beautiful miniature puppets could be seen at some of London’s famous landmarks, including the musical's new London home, Riverside Studios.

Disney’s Winnie the Pooh: The New Musical Adaptation will be coming to the UK and Ireland stage for the first time in Spring 2023, with preview performances at London’s Riverside Studios (Hammersmith) from 17 March and an official opening on 26 March. It will then tour the UK and Ireland until September 2023. Tickets for Riverside Studios and the UK & Ireland Tour are now on sale.

The UK premiere will be presented by Rockefeller Productions, in partnership with ROYO, and in association with Disney Theatrical Productions. The role of Winnie the Pooh will be played by Jake Bazel, who originated the role on Broadway. Further casting to be announced.

Deep in the Hundred Acre Wood, a new adventure is about to happen. A.A. Milne’s beloved characters, Winnie the Pooh, Christopher Robin and their best friends Piglet, Eeyore, Kanga, Roo, Rabbit and Owl (and Tigger too!), will all arrive on stage in a beautifully-crafted musical stage adaptation.

In a new story from the Hundred Acre Wood, this fresh stage adaptation is told with impressive life-size puppetry, exciting new stories and featuring characters that have played iconic roles in the lives of children for generations. Accompanying the modern narrative is an original score by Nate Edmondson, featuring some of the Grammy award-winning songs written by the Sherman Brothers for the original animated features, including Winnie the Pooh, The Blustery Day, The Wonderful Thing About Tiggers and Whoop-De-Dooper Bounce, plus A.A. Milne’s The More It Snows (featuring music by Carly Simon) and Sing Ho in a new arrangement.

Winnie the Pooh: The New Musical Adaptation is developed and presented by renowned family entertainment creator Jonathan Rockefeller (whose spectacular puppetry is omnipresent in the acclaimed productions of The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show and Paddington Gets in a Jam).