About My Neighbour Totoro

My Neighbour Totoro is playing at the Gillian Lynne Theatre in London’s West End. Adapted from Studio Ghibli’s 1988 animated film, this stage production by the Royal Shakespeare Company, Improbable and Nippon TV follows sisters Satsuki and Mei through one summer shaped by childhood imagination and discovery.

Brought to the stage with Executive Producer Joe Hisaishi and adapted by Tom Morton-Smith, the show has won six Olivier Awards and is returning as a record-breaking production.

Running time: 2 hours 40 minutes, including a 20 minute interval.

Before you book

Age recommendation: 6+. The production is not suitable for children under 6 years old, including babes in arms. Children under 4 years old, including babes in arms, will not be admitted. Younger children and babes in arms are welcome at relaxed performances.

All persons aged 16 or under must be accompanied by an adult aged 18 or over, who must be seated with the child throughout the visit. All attendees, regardless of age, must have a valid ticket, and children need to occupy their own seat at all times. Single seats cannot be left in a row when booking. The production 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 can be loud and possibly scary for some younger children.

Venue

Gillian Lynne Theatre

166 Drury Lane, London, United Kingdom

For access information, call 020 7242 9802.

Description supplied by the event organiser.