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My Neighbour Totoro, Barbican Theatre

08 Oct 22 – 21 Jan 23, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Japanese composer and musician Joe Hisaishi teams up with the RSC to bring Studio Ghibli’s 1988 movie My Neighbour Totoro to the Barbican stage

By Holly O'Mahony on 20/5/2022

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My Neighbour Totoro, Barbican Theatre
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The magic of Japanese animation company Studio Ghibli is coming to the London stage by way of a puppetry-led adaptation of 1988 movie My Neighbour Totoro at the Barbican Theatre.


Japanese composer and musician Joe Hisaishi has teamed up with the Royal Shakespeare Company to bring to life the enchanting tale of two young sisters who meet a friendly woodland spirit in 1950s rural Japan. Playwright Tom Morton-Smith (Oppenheimer) has scripted the story for the stage.


It follows Satsuki and Mei, who have moved to a new house with their university professor father in order to be close to the hospital where their mother is recovering from a long-term illness. It’s a lot for the young girls to process, but here to sweep them up in a summer of adventures is Totoro, a big, bulbous spirit with a roaring voice but a gentle disposition.


Like all titles in the Studio Ghibli canon, My Neighbour Totoro appeals to audiences of all ages: on the surface, its fantasy tale will transfix young viewers, while its subtler layers exploring the youthful power of imagination, especially in times of emotional turmoil, will move older audience members, provoking feelings of nostalgia.


Bringing to life the wonders of the tale is a tip-top creative team comprising director Phelim McDermott (Akhnaten), designer Tom Pye (Aida), lighting lead Jessica Hung Han Yun (Fairview) and New York based puppeteer Basil Twist, who was last seen at the Barbican with his 2015 show Dogugaeshi.


Tickets to My Neighbour Totoro are now available (and likely to sell out!). Click here to book.



What My Neighbour Totoro, Barbican Theatre
Where Barbican Theatre, Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London, E2CY 8DS | MAP
Nearest tube Barbican (underground)
When 08 Oct 22 – 21 Jan 23, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Price £10 - £125
Website Click here for more information and to book



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