It’s the greatest privilege to be asked to do this. But also, woe betide anyone who gets it wrong…”
Jessica Swale laughs nervously as she says this. Tom Fletcher is smiling – or is it grimacing? Both creatives boast stellar credentials: Swale is an Olivier Award-winning playwright, filmmaker and director; Fletcher, the frontman of Noughties pop-rock band McFly, a coach on The Voice and a bestselling children’s author. Still, the pair look suitably daunted when contemplating the pressure they’re under to deliver with their latest project: Paddington the Musical, arriving in the West End next month.
