First-look at Totoro from hit West End show My Neighbour Totoro

Check out the latest photos and videos of My Neighbour Totoro at the West End’s Gillian Lynne Theatre in London.

Following two acclaimed seasons at the Barbican Theatre in London, the RSC’s award-winning production of My Neighbour Totoro is now playing at the West End’s Gillian Lynne Theatre.

The show has already announced an extension to its run, and is now booking to 29 March 2026.

Just in: Get a first-ever look at Totoro from the hit show.

First-look: Totoro from My Neighbour Totoro

My Neighbour Totoro - First look at Totoro (Photo via PR)

The cast of My Neighbour Totoro in the West End includes Victoria Chen (The Night Before Christmas) as Mei, and returning to their roles are Ami Okumura Jones (Scandaltown) as Mei’s older sister Satsuki, Dai Tabuchi (Usagi Yojimbo) as their father Tatsuo, Jacqueline Tate (Murder on the Orient Express) as Granny, and Ai Ninomiya (Les Misérables) as the Singer.

Watch the My Neighbour Totoro trailer

Also, watch the brand new trailer for My Neighbour Totoro, including the first ever rare glimpse of Totoro himself.

The show’s Kazego Puppetry Ensemble will once again include Matthew Leonhart, Heather Lai, Shaofan Wilson (Miss Hara) and Anna Kato, who will be joined by new members, 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 and Chloe Ragrag.

Video: My Neighbour Totoro – Audience reactions

Audiences are loving the show. Watch a video that captures the excitement for all things Totoro, from audiences seeing the show in the West End.

Critics have also raved about the production, see our reviews round-up for the show’s first outing in London at the Barbican Theatre.

The cast is completed by Phyllis Ho as Yasuko, Steven Nguyen as Kanta, Jamie Zubairi as Hiroshi, and Deanna Myers as Tsukiko.

The show scored six Olivier Awards when it first premiered in London, and broke box office records at the Barbican Theatre across its two runs.

My Neighbour Totoro – New production photos

My Neighbour Totoro is adapted by Tom Morton-Smith (Oppenheimer) from Hayao Miyazaki’s celebrated 1988 animated feature film, and directed by Improbable Co-Founder Phelim McDermott.

First-look Photos: My Neighbour Totoro – in rehearsals

Also enjoy behind-the-scenes rehearsal photos of My Neighbour Totoro.

The show is from Executive Producer Joe Hisaishi and the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), in collaboration with Nippon TV and Improbable.

Photos: The London cast of My Neighbour Totoro

My Neighbour Totoro - The West End company in rehearsals. Photo by Johan Persson — *My Neighbour Totoro – The West End company in rehearsals. Photo by Johan Persson*

The creative team also includes production design by Tom Pye, puppetry design and direction by Basil Twist, costume design by Kimie Nakano, lighting design by Jessica Hung Han Yun, and movement by You-Ri Yamanaka. 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, the Dramaturg is Pippa Hill, Casting Director is Hannah Miller CDG and Sound Effects & Soundscape Designer is Nicola T Chang.