Groups of ten or more can book tickets for Studio Ghibli’s My Neighbour Totoro, which is transfering to the West End following record-breaking single day sales at the Barbican.
The Gillian Lynne Theatre will host a 34-week run, opening on Thursday 20th March, of the Tom Morton-Smith (Oppenheimer) adaptation of Hayao Miyazaki’s 1988 animated feature film.
Directed by Improbable Co-Founder, Phelim McDermot, My Neighbour Totoro will run from Saturday 8th March until Sunday 2nd November 2025.
Winner of six Olivier awards and five WhatsOnStage awards, My Neighbour Totoro broke the Barbican’s box office record for most tickets sold in a single day in April 2022, ahead of its global premiere in October 2022. Following both critical and audience acclaim, the production returned to the Barbican Centre for a strictly limited run in Autumn 2023.
Tom Morton Smith said: “I am delighted that our take on Totoro will make the move into the West End next year. It’s an incredibly special show that has managed to marry beautiful technical design with so much heart and humanity.
“I am thrilled that even more people will get to experience the magic and wonder that this production conjures. Spending time with these characters and with Miyazaki’s incomparable gentle giant has been both a joy and an honour, and I can’t wait to once again share this show with audiences both new and returning.”
About the show
Satsuki and Mei’s mother has taken ill. In order to be closer to her while she recovers in a rural convalescent hospital, their father moves the two sisters from their home in a city to the countryside. And though the countryside is beautiful and the people friendly, it’s hard not to be scared when the wind rustles the trees at night.
As the sisters explore their new surroundings, young Mei encounters magical creatures and the ancient protector of the forest she calls “Totoro” – and they are to be the girls’ neighbours.
Although Satsuki doesn’t believe her little sister at first, they are soon both swept up in exciting adventures with their new neighbours – transported to a long-forgotten realm of spirits, sprites, and natural wonder.
Groups of ten or more can book for £55 per person, available for Tuesday to Thursday performances.
For more information visit totoroshow.com.
