My Neighbour Totoro Tickets

What's the story of My Neighbour Totoro?

This enchanting coming-of-age story explores the magical fantasy world of childhood and the transformative power of imagination, as it follows one extraordinary summer in the lives of sisters Satsuki and Mei.

In order to be closer to their mother while she recovers from an illness in a rural convalescent hospital, their father moves the family to the countryside. As the girls explore their beautiful new surroundings, Mei encounters magical creatures and the ancient protector of the forest she calls Totoro. Although Satsuki doesn’t believe her little sister at first, they are soon both swept up in exciting adventures with their new neighbours transported to a long-forgotten realm of spirits, sprites, and natural wonder.

Who is in the cast of My Neighbour Totoro?

Casting is yet to be announced.

The original cast of the show at the Barbican Theatre included Dai Tabuchi as the father, Tatsuo (and puppeteer); the two sisters were played by Ami Okumura  Jones as Satsuki and Mei Mac as Mei; Haruka Abe as the mother Yasuko (and puppeteer); plus Nino Furuhata as Kanta (and puppeteer), Susan Momoko Hingley as Miss Hara (and puppeteer), Haruka Kuroda as Nurse Emiko (and puppeteer), Michael Phong Le as Hirosh (and puppeteer), and Jacqueline Tate as Granny (and puppeteer).

Puppeteers also included Aki Nakagawa, Kanako Nakano, Marian Lee, Matthew Leonhart, Yojiro Ichikawa, Arina Ii, Andrew Futaishi, Zachary Hing, Li-Leng Au, Boaz Chad, Shaofan Wilson, Tobi Poster-Su, and Si Rawlinson.

Who are the creative team of My Neighbour Totoro?

Adapted for the stage by Tom Morton-Smith (Oppenheimer), My Neighbour Totoro is directed by Improbable’s Phelim McDermott with production design by Tom Pye, costume design by Kimie Nakano, lighting design by Jessica Hung Han Yun, and movement by You-Ri Yamanaka. Puppetry design and direction is by Basil Twist, created with puppetry associate Mervyn Millar’s Significant Object and Jim Henson’s Creature Shop. The production features music from Joe Hisaishi’s iconic score in a new orchestration by Will Stuart, performed live with sound design by Tony Gayle. Video design is by Finn Ross and Andrea Scott. Associate Director is Ailin Conant.