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My Neighbour Totoro

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Presented by the Royal Shakespeare Company and executive produced by Joe Hisaishi, this award-winning stage adaptation brings Studio Ghibli's beloved 1988 animated film to life at the Gillian Lynne Theatre in London. The production follows two young sisters who, after moving with their father to the countryside, encounter friendly wood spirits within the postwar Japanese landscape. Adapted by Tom Morton-Smith, the show captures childhood imagination and fantasy through a narrative that has already secured six Olivier Awards before returning to the West End on 24 November 2026.

About My Neighbour Totoro

My Neighbour Totoro is playing at the Gillian Lynne Theatre, London. This West End production is Studio Ghibli’s My Neighbour Totoro, created in collaboration with Improbable and Nippon TV, adapted by Tom Morton-Smith from the 1988 animated feature film. It follows one summer in the lives of sisters Satsuki and Mei, with a focus on childhood imagination and fantasy.

Presented by the Royal Shakespeare Company and Executive Producer Joe Hisaishi, the production has won six Olivier Awards and has been described by reviewers as an award-winning, record-breaking stage adaptation. It is now back in London’s West End.

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

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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 years of age will not be admitted into the auditorium. All children must occupy their own seat throughout the performance, and all visitors aged 16 or under must be accompanied by an adult aged 18 or over, seated with them for the duration of the visit.

Tickets: all people entering the theatre, مهما? need fix UK English and no non-English. All people entering the theatre, regardless of age, must have a valid ticket. 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 interact in the audience space, live music and sound effects that may be loud at times and possibly scary for some younger children, and themes of an ill parent in hospital.

Venue

Gillian Lynne Theatre

166 Drury Lane, London, United Kingdom

Access information: please call 020 7242 9802.

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My Neighbour Totoro takes place on Tuesday, 24 November 2026 at 19:00.

My Neighbour Totoro is held at Gillian Lynne Theatre in London (Drury Lane, London, WC2B 5PW).

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