The award-winning production, adapted by Oppenheimer's Tom Morton-Smith, enables people to see the awe-inspiring Totoro puppet for the first time!
My Neighbour Totoro © Studio Ghibli. Logo by Toshio Suzuki. Concept and Design by Dewynters. © RSC and Nippon TV.
The brand new artwork released today marks the first image of Basil Twist's puppet, captured in the iconic bus stop scene where Mei and Satuski encounter the forest spirit Totoro for the first time together.
My Neighbour Totoro is currently playing at the Gillian Lynne Theatre, following two critically and publicly acclaimed runs at the Barbican Theatre in 2022 and 2023. The production has obtained six Olivier Awards and five WhatsOnStage Awards and broke the Barbican's Box Office record for most tickets sold in a single day back in April 2022.
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.
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.
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 P. 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 Maehara and Nathaniel Tan.
My Neighbour Totoro plays at the Gillian Lynne Theatre until March 2026.
