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My Neighbour Totoro

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2025 London Gillian Lynne Theatre Directed by Phelim McDermott

Find your spirit with this ‘profoundly magical experience’ (Elle) and winner of six Olivier Awards, as the five-star, widely acclaimed adaptation of Studio Ghibli’s animated feature film appears on stage at the Gillian Lynne Theatre. Join sisters Satsuki and Mei as they move to their curious new home in the countryside. Exploring their unfamiliar surroundings, they soon encounter a world of spirits, sprites and magical creatures. Maybe it was all a dream? Or perhaps they really are now friends with the giant, ancient protector of the forest named ‘Totoro’ and his friend the ‘Catbus’… With ‘blockbuster awe-inspiring puppets’ (Time Out) from Puppetry Director & Designer Basil Twist and Puppetry Associate Mervyn Millar (War Horse), My Neighbour Totoro is brought to you by the Royal Shakespeare Company and Executive Producer Joe Hisaishi – in collaboration with Improbable and Nippon TV – and adapted by Tom Morton-Smith (Oppenheimer) with direction from Phelim McDermott.

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Video content

YouTube and Vimeo video content added by contributors.

West End Trailer

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Production material

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Cast, crew, and contributors

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Amber Lin

SWING KAZEGO PUPPETEER

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Si Rawlinson

SWING KAZEGO PUPPETEER/MOVEMENT CAPTAIN

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Gun Suen

Kazego Principal Puppeteer (Chutotoro) / Puppetry Captain

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Sango Tajima

MISS HARA/KAZEGO PRINCIPAL PUPPETEER (Shototoro)

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Ailin Conant

Senior Associate Director

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Joe Hisaishi

COMPOSER & EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

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Tom Pye

Production Designer

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Finn Ross

Video Designer

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Will Stuart

ORCHESTRATOR, ARRANGER & MUSIC SUPERVISOR

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Basil Twist

Puppetry Designer & Director

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