New behind-the-scenes images have been released for My Neighbour Totoro, as the production enters its final 12 weeks at the Gillian Lynne Theatre.
See newly-released behind-the-scenes photos of the cast and crew of My Neighbour Totoro, as the show heads into its final few months at the Gillian Lynne Theatre, which will have been seen by over a million people by the end of its run.
The show is adapted by Tom Morton-Smith (Oppenheimer) from Hayao Miyazaki’s celebrated 1988 animated feature film and directed by Phelim McDermott, and has been a runaway success since opening at the Barbican Theatre in October 2022, where it played two seasons before transferring to the West End in March 2025.
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Photos: Behind the scenes at My Neighbour Totoro
Cast & creative highlights
My Neighbour Totoro features Victoria Chen as Mei, Helen Chong as Satsuki, Dai Tabuchi as Tatsuo, Jacqueline Tate as Granny and Ai Ninomiya as Kaze No Koe/Singer, alongside a unique Kazego Puppetry Ensemble that brings the forest spirits and creatures of Miyazaki’s world to life.
The production’s creative team 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 score is orchestrated by Will Stuart, with sound design by Tony Gayle and video design by Finn Ross and Andrea Scott.
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Plan your visit to My Neighbour Totoro
- Theatre: Gillian Lynne Theatre, 166 Drury Lane, London, WC2B 5PW
- Booking until: 3 January 2027
Gillian Lynne Theatre, London
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