My Neighbour Totoro

About My Neighbour Totoro

My Neighbour Totoro at the Gillian Lynne Theatre in London’s West End is the stage adaptation of Studio Ghibli’s 1988 animated feature film. Adapted by Tom Morton-Smith and created in collaboration with Improbable and Nippon TV, it is produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company and Executive Producer Joe Hisaishi. The production has won six Olivier Awards.

The story follows sisters Satsuki and Mei through one extraordinary summer, as childhood imagination opens into a fantasy world. It is an adaptation of the celebrated film and brings its world to the stage in a live theatre setting.

Key facts: Running time 2 hours 40 minutes, including a 20 minute interval. Winner of six Olivier Awards.

Before you book

Age recommendation: 6+. The production is not suitable for children under 6 years of age, including babes in arms, and children under 4 years of age will not be admitted into the auditorium. Children must occupy their own seat at all times. All guests aged 16 or under must be accompanied by an adult aged 18 or over, who must be seated with them. Every person entering the theatre, regardless of age, must have a valid ticket. Single seats cannot be left in a row when booking.

Younger guests are welcome at relaxed performances. The show features puppets, including some large-scale puppets that interact in audience space, themes of an ill parent in hospital, and live music and sound effects that are loud at times and may be scary for some younger children.

Venue

Gillian Lynne Theatre
166 Drury Lane, London, United Kingdom

For access information, call 020 7242 9802.