The RSC and Joe Hisaishi’s award-winning production of My Neighbour Totoro is extending its run in the West End.
The show has added 20,000 additional seats, and more dates, and is now booking to 29 March 2026 at London’s Gillian Lynne Theatre.
My Neighbour Totoro has transferred into the West End following two sold-out seasons at the Barbican Theatre in London.
Adapted by Tom Morton-Smith (Oppenheimer) from Hayao Miyazaki’s celebrated 1988 animated feature film, the production is directed by Improbable Co-Founder, Phelim McDermott.
Winner of six Olivier Awards and five WhatsOnStage Awards, My Neighbour Totoro broke the Barbican’s Box Office records ahead of its global premiere in October 2022.
The show enjoyed audience and critical acclaim at the Barbican, scoring a slew of great reviews from the critics.
The cast includes Victoria Chen in the role of Mei, Ami Okumura Jones as Mei’s older sister Satsuki, Dai Tabuchi as Tatsuo, Jacqueline Tate as Granny, and Ai Ninomiya as the Singer.
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The show’s unique Kazego Puppetry Ensemble includes Rachel Clare Chan, Sally Cheng, Sabrina Pui Yee Chin, Victor Itang, Gabriel S Janoras, Anna Kato, Heather Lai, Ronnie Lee, Matthew Leonhart, Kumiko Mendl (Nurse Emiko), Annakanako Mohri, Lucy Park, Richard Peralta, Chloe Ragrag and Shaofan Wilson (Miss Hara).
Completing the company is Phyllis Ho (Yasuko), Steven Nguyen (Kanta), Jamie Zubairi (Hiroshi) and Deanna Myers (Tsukiko), and Swing puppeteers Boaz Chad, Wenshin Lee, Amber Lin, Sera Meahara and Nathaniel Tan.
My Neighbour Totoro features 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.
Daniel Evans and Tamara Harvey, RSC Co-Artistic Directors said in a statement: “We are delighted to be extending the run of My Neighbour Totoro following the excitement and response from audiences to the show’s opening in the West End. We want as many people as possible to enjoy this brilliant story of kindness, courage and the power of the imagination, and we are offering more than 20,000 tickets at £25 or under to celebrate the extended run. We can’t wait to welcome more audiences to see the show in its new home at the Gillian Lynne Theatre.”
The production’s producer from Nippon TV, Kenichi Yoda, who is also a board member of Studio Ghibli and Executive Producer Griselda Yorke said: “It’s a privilege to be embarking on this next chapter in the life of My Neighbour Totoro under the careful leadership of Joe Hisaishi. We could not ask for a better home in the West End than the Gillian Lynne Theatre. When you refind the spirit of your childhood, you too will see Totoro – we look forward to seeing you at the theatre.”
The show is from Executive Producer Joe Hisaishi and the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), in collaboration with Nippon TV and Improbable.
My Neighbour Totoro is now playing at the Gillian Lynne Theatre, booking to 29 March 2026.
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