Stephen Fry in The Importance of Being Earnest; Jonathan Bailey in Richard II; Rachel Zegler in Evita, James Hameed and Arti Shah (as Paddington Bear) in Paddington the Musical. Photos: Marc Brenner/Manuel Harlan/Marc Brenner/Jay Brooks
Paddington the Musical has swept the nominations for the 26th annual WhatsOnStage Awards, receiving 14 nods – the most in the prizes’ history
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