RSC’s My Neighbour Totoro
RSC’s My Neighbour Totoro Trailer
A large, illuminated cat-like creature floats against a full moon backdrop, surrounded by dark trees.
The company of My Neighbour Totoro. Photo by Manuel Harlan.
A performer in a white shirt and blue skirt holds a bucket, surrounded by actors with chickens.
The company of My Neighbour Totoro. Photo by Manuel Harlan.
A scene from RSC's My Neighbour Totoro, featuring characters in vibrant costumes amidst a whimsical forest backdrop.
The company of My Neighbour Totoro. Photo by Manuel Harlan.
Two large, fluffy puppets, one blue and one white, stand on stage beside two performers in dark costumes.
The company of My Neighbour Totoro. Photo by Manuel Harlan.
Three characters interact on stage: one in an orange dress holding an apple, another in pink, and another in green.
The company of My Neighbour Totoro. Photo by Manuel Harlan.
Three characters stand together, looking surprised, in front of a large, stylised tree backdrop.
The company of My Neighbour Totoro. Photo by Manuel Harlan.
Three characters pose on a bicycle: a person in a pink dress, another in a grey vest, and another in a yellow dress.
The company of My Neighbour Totoro. Photo by Manuel Harlan.
A person in a yellow dress joyfully interacts with shadowy figures holding branches, against a dark stage backdrop.
The company of My Neighbour Totoro. Photo by Manuel Harlan.
A person in a yellow dress and another in beige stand together by a wooden house backdrop.
The company of My Neighbour Totoro. Photo by Manuel Harlan.
A blue vehicle carries two children and an adult, surrounded by green hills and a bright sky.
The company of My Neighbour Totoro. Photo by Manuel Harlan.

RSC’s My Neighbour Totoro
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Venue

Gillian Lynne Theatre

Multi-award-winning My Neighbour Totoro has found its new home in the West End and is now booking until Mar 2026.

Find your spirit with this Olivier-award winning, widely acclaimed adaptation of Studio Ghibli’s animated feature film appears on stage at the Gillian Lynne Theatre.

Join sisters Satsuki and Mei as they move to their curious new home in the countryside. Exploring their unfamiliar surroundings, they soon encounter a world of spirits, sprites and magical creatures. Maybe it was all a dream? Or perhaps they really are now friends with the giant, ancient protector of the forest named Totoro and his friend the Catbus…

With puppets from Puppetry Director & Designer Basil Twist and Puppetry Associate Mervyn Millar (War Horse), My Neighbour Totoro is brought to you by the Royal Shakespeare Company and Executive Producer Joe Hisaishi – in collaboration with Improbable and Nippon TV – and adapted by Tom Morton-Smith (Oppenheimer) with direction from Phelim McDermott.

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Booking Until

10/01/2027

Running Time

2h30, inc. interval

Genre

Drama, Family, Plays, West End LIVE

Age & Content

6+ | Children under the age of 4 will not be admitted into the theatre. Children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult aged 18 years or over, who must be seated with the child and accompany them throughout their visit. All persons entering the theatre, regardless of age, must have a valid ticket.

Please Note:

This production contains live music and some loud noises, scenes that are set in a hospital with a sick parent, pyrotechnics, smoke, haze and some very large puppets.

Cast:

Victoria Chen as

Mei

Helen Chong as

Satsuki

Dai Tabuchi as

Tatsuo

Jacqueline Tate as

Granny

Ai Ninomiya as

Singer

Phyllis Ho as

Yasuko

Steven Nguyen as

Kanta

Jamie Zubairi as

Hiroshi

Deanna Myers as

Tsukiko

Matthew Leonhart, Heather Lai, Shaofan Wilson (Miss Hara), Anna Kato, Rachel Clare Chan, Sally Cheng, Sabrina Pui Yee Chin, Victor Itang, Gabriel S Janoras, Ronnie Lee, Kumiko Mendl (Nurse Emiko), Annakanako Mohri, Richard Peralta, Lucy Park & Chloe Ragrag as

Ensemble

Creative:

Adapted by -

Tom Morton-Smith

Based on the feature animation by -

Hayao Miyazaki

Original Score -

Joe Hisaishi

Director -

Phelim McDermott

Production Designer -

Tom Pye

Puppetry Designer and Director -

Basil Twist

Created with puppetry associate -

Mervyn Millar’s Significant Object and the Jim Henson Creature Shop

Costume Designer -

Kimie Nakano

Lighting Designer -

Jessica Hung Han Yun

Orchestrator and Arranger -

Will Stuart

Sound Designer -

Tony Gayle

Movement by -

You-Ri Yamanaka

Video Designer -

Finn Ross and Andrea Scott

Dramaturg -

Pippa Hill

Casting Director -

Hannah Miller CDG

Executive Producer -

Griselda Yorke and Joe Hisaishi

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