My Neighbour Totoro

About My Neighbour Totoro

My Neighbour Totoro at the Gillian Lynne Theatre in London is the West End stage adaptation of Studio Ghibli’s 1988 animated film. Created in collaboration with Improbable and Nippon TV, and adapted by Tom Morton-Smith, it follows sisters Satsuki and Mei through one extraordinary summer as childhood, imagination and family life come into focus.

The production is presented by the Royal Shakespeare Company with Executive Producer Joe Hisaishi. It has won six Olivier Awards and is currently playing in London’s West End.

This staging brings the film’s coming-of-age story to the stage with puppets, live music and large-scale stage effects.

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

Before you book

Age guidance: recommended for ages 6+. The production is not suitable for children under 6 years of age, including babes in arms, and children under 4 will not be admitted. Children must occupy their own seats throughout the performance. All children aged 16 and under must be accompanied by an adult aged 18 or over, who must be seated with them and remain with them throughout the visit. All attendees, regardless of age, need a valid ticket.

Booking notes: single seats cannot be left in a row when booking. Younger children and babes in arms are welcome at relaxed performances. The show features puppets, including some large-scale puppets that will interact in audience space, as well as themes of an ill parent in hospital. It also includes live music and sound effects that may be loud at times and possibly scary for some younger children.

Venue

Gillian Lynne Theatre
166 Drury Lane, London, United Kingdom

Access information: for access information, please call 020 7242 9802.