THE RSC RELEASES NEW IMAGES FOR MY NEIGHBOUR TOTORO AT THE BARBICAN

Joe Hisaishi and Royal Shakespeare Company Present Studio Ghibli’sMy Neighbour Totoro

Adapted by Tom Morton-Smith

From the feature animation by Hayao Miyazaki

Music by Joe Hisaishi

Directed by Phelim McDermott

In collaboration with Improbable and Nippon TV

At the Barbican until Saturday 23 March 2024

From now on, the Royal Shakespeare Company releases new images from the record-breaking production of Studio Ghibli’s My Neighbour Totoro, which began previews at the Barbican on the 21 November and runs until Saturday 23 March 2024.

The global stage premiere of Hayao Miyazaki’s celebrated 1988 animated feature film, adapted by Tom Morton-Smith (Oppenheimer) and directed by Phelim McDermott, was first announced in April 2022 and broke the Barbican’s Box Office record for most tickets sold in a single day. The production opened at the Barbican in October last year, where it received both critical and audience acclaim, winning five WhatsOnStage Awards and six Olivier Awards, the most for any production this year.

My Neighbour Totoro plays at the Barbican until Saturday 23 March 2024.

Photos by Manuel Harlan © RSC with Nippon TV