Casting update announced for MY NEIGHBOUR TOTORO

Marking her West End debut in a principal role, Helen Chong will join the company at the Gillian Lynne Theatre to play the role of Satsuki. Continuing in their roles in the cast are Victoria Chen as Satsuki’s younger sister Mei, Dai Tabuchi as their father Tatsuo, Jacqueline Tate as Granny and Ai Ninomiya as the Singer.

Joining My Neighbour Totoro's unique Kazego Puppetry Ensemble is Karen Barredo, Melisa Camba, Jeffrey Chekai, Chui Yen, Eero Chen Liu (Principal puppeteer), Natsumi Kuroda (Tsukiko), Yui Minari, Michelle Miners, Gun Suen (Principal puppeteer), Si Rawlinson (Movement Captain), Sango Tajima (Miss Hara/Principal puppeteer) and Bai Zhijin. Continuing in their roles are Rachel Clare Chan, Phyllis Ho, Victor Itang, Gabriel Janoras, Kumiko Mendl (Nurse Emiko), Steven Nguyen (Kanta), Richard P. Peralta and Jamie Zubairi. The swings include Ronnie Lee, Wenhsin Lee, Amber Lin and Sera Maehara.

Adapted from the celebrated 1988 animated feature film by Tom Morton-Smith (Oppenheimer) and directed by Improbable Co-Founder, Phelim McDermott, the play has won six Olivier Awards and five WhatsOnStage Awards since its global premiere at the Barbican in 2022. It broke records during its two runs there before transferring to the West End last year.

My Neighbour Totoro follows two sisters, young sisters, Satsuki and Mei, who move to the countryside and discover magical creatures in the nearby forest, including the gentle and mysterious Totoro. As they navigate the challenges of their mother’s illness, the girls find comfort, adventure, and wonder in their new natural surroundings.

It continues its run at the Gillian Lynne Theatre to 30 August 2026.

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