Joe Hisaishi and the RSC bring Studio Ghibli’s My Neighbour Totoro to the Gillian Lynne Theatre in 2025. In collaboration with Nippon TV & Improbable 🌱
千穐楽
Senshuraku
🌱 Today marks our last performances at
@BarbicanCentre
💚 A huge thank you to everyone who came to see us over the last 15 weeks
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#FindYourSpirit
Yattaaaaah!
やった〜!
We did it!
We’re totally thrilled to have won FIVE
#WOSAwards
at last night’s ceremony🎉
A huge thank you to everyone who voted for us – well done to all nominees & winners😍
Congratulations to the whole My Neighbour Totoro team💚
Here’s what we won 👇
Yattaaaaah!
やった〜!
We did it!
We’re absolutely overjoyed to have won SIX
#OlivierAwards
last night 🤩
Congratulations to everyone in the My Neighbour Totoro team 💚💚💚💚💚💚
Here’s what we won 👇
#FindYourSpirit
おはようございます
Ohayō-gozaimasu
We’re going to the West End 💚🌱
We are thrilled to announce that My Neighbour Totoro will transfer to the Gillian Lynne Theatre in March 2025
#FindYourSpirit
🤩🙌 We’re excited to be here at the
#OlivierAwards
tonight
We’ve been nominated for NINE awards 💚
Good luck to the whole My Neighbour Totoro team, and congratulations 👏
#FindYourSpirit
Thank you to everyone who voted for us in this year’s
#WOSAwards
🥰
We couldn’t be happier with our five awards 💚💚💚💚💚
Congratulations to all of the My Neighbour Totoro team 🌱 🎉
おめでとうございます!
Omedetōgozaimasu!
#FindYourSpirit
👋 おはようございます Ohayō-gozaimasu
Good morning to our My Neighbour Totoro cast and creative team 💚
They're spending the summer rehearsing at
@TheRSC
in Stratford-upon-Avon
Find out more at
#FindYourSpirit
Arigatōgozaimasu
Thank you
ありがとうございます
Our final performances at
@barbicancentre
are today 🌱
A big thank you to everyone who has come to see the show over the past 18 weeks 💚
#FindYourSpirit
Yesterday we had the honour of performing for Their Majesties The Emperor and Empress of Japan, when Their Majesties visited
@young_vam
as part of their State Visit
The company performed a special excerpt from My Neighbour Totoro for Their Majesties and local school children 💚
We can’t believe that’s FOUR
#OlivierAwards
💚💚💚💚
We have won Best Entertainment or Comedy Play 🙌🤩🎉
おめでとうございます!
Omedetōgozaimasu!
Congratulations to everyone in the My Neighbour Totoro team ✨
🎟️👀 We’ll be releasing a limited number of returned tickets for performances of My Neighbour Totoro
@barbicancentre
in November VERY soon.
💌 Sign up to receive our emails at to get notified when they go on sale
☂ Studio Ghibli's animated feature film My Neighbor Totoro was first released
#OnThisDay
in 1988
💚 What's your favourite moment in the film?
#FindYourSpirit
We’re totally made up with a fifth
#WOSAward
win this evening 😍🎉
@improbable1
's Phelim McDermott has won the Best Direction Award 💚👏
おめでとうございます!
Omedetōgozaimasu!
Congratulations!
💚 We’re nominated for NINE
@WhatsOnStage
awards 🤩
That’s the most at this year’s awards – thank you to everyone who nominated us ✨
We’d love you to vote for us at
#WOSAwards
It’s our Press Night this evening, and we’ve rolled out the green carpet specially ✨
We’re excited to be welcoming lots of people to
@BarbicanCentre
💚☂️
#FindYourSpirit
📽💚 We're excited to be in rehearsals again for the return of My Neighbour Totoro later this autumn
Hear from the company on their first day back in the rehearsal room 👋
#FindYourSpirit
🌱 My Neighbour Totoro jobs 🌱
We've got some exciting roles available at the moment, including in Automation, Lighting, Sound, Stage Management, Stage & Props, Wardrobe, and Wigs & Makeup.
Head over to
@TheRSC
website to find out more and apply:
We’re
@BarbicanCentre
for the first preview of My Neighbour Totoro 🙌
Everyone’s excited and we are too 🤩
We can’t wait for everyone to see the show ☂
#FindYourSpirit
My Neighbour Totoro has arrived at
@BarbicanCentre
🌱🙌
With less than three weeks to go until our first preview tickets are selling fast.
Book your tickets now via the Barbican Box Office:
#FindYourSpirit
Nominations are now open for the
@WhatsOnStage
awards ✨🏆
Nominations and awards are voted for by the public - we'd love you to nominate My Neighbour Totoro for Best New Play & Best Off-West End Production 🙌
Find out more and nominate:
#FindYourSpirit
That’s FOUR
#WOSAwards
tonight 💚💚💚💚
So pleased that Tom Pye and Basil Twist have won the Best Set Design Award 🌱🎉
おめでとうございます!
Omedetōgozaimasu!
Congratulations!
We’re made up with
#OlivierAwards
win number three 💚🎉
@improbable1
’s Phelim McDermott has won Best Director ✨
おめでとうございます!
Omedetōgozaimasu!
Congratulations!
🌛🙏 First night complete – thank you to everyone who came to see our first preview today
We’re looking forward to seeing more of you at the Barbican over the coming weeks 🌱
#FindYourSpirit
📢 Competition time – calling young artists aged 6–11 🎨
Two entries will get their drawing of Totoro featured in the world premiere of My Neighbour Totoro and win a family ticket to see the show at the Barbican 🌱🖼
Entry information 👇 (1/4)
👀 Peek behind the scenes and get a glimpse of the puppets that'll soon be on the Barbican stage🤗💚
Hear from our creative team including Puppeteer Basil Twist &
@Improbable1
’s Phelim McDermott as they share what’s gone into bringing My Neighbour Totoro to life
#FindYourSpirit
💚 We’re excited to be here at the
@OlivierAwards
Nominees’ Celebration this afternoon 🤩
Congratulations to all the nominees this year 🎉
My Neighbour Totoro is nominated for nine
#OlivierAwards
🙌
#FindYourSpirit
Another win 🎉
Bruce O'Neil and Matt Smith win the Best Musical Direction or Supervision Award at tonight’s
#WOSAwards
– we’re delighted 💚🌱
おめでとうございます!
Omedetōgozaimasu!
Congratulations!
The WhatsOnStage Award for Best Musical Direction or Supervision goes to... Bruce O'Neil and Matt Smith for My Neighbour Totoro.
See all the latest
#WOSAwards
winners:
We’re thrilled that Jessica Hung Han Yun has won the Best Lighting Design Award at this year’s
#WOSAwards
💚🙌
おめでとうございます!
Omedetōgozaimasu!
Congratulations!
📰 Tickets news! We’ll be releasing a limited number of returned tickets for select performances at
@BarbicanCentre
during December very soon.
📩 Get notified when they go on sale by signing up to receive our emails at
#FindYourSpirit
Totally delighted that Tony Gayle has won Best Sound Design 💚🎉
What an evening, our sixth
#OlivierAwards
win 😍
おめでとうございます!
Omedetōgozaimasu!
Congratulations!
We’re thrilled to announce that Executive Producer Joe Hisaishi and
@TheRSC
are working with Jim Henson’s Creature Shop – leading innovator in puppetry, animatronics, and digital animation – to create the puppets for the stage premiere of My Neighbour Totoro at
@barbicancentre
We’ve been nominated for NINE
@WhatsOnStage
awards 🤩
Thank you to everyone who nominated us 💚
Voting is now open and we’d love it if you voted for us – head to
#WOSAwards
Today is
#MountainDay
in Japan, a national holiday and time to recharge in nature 🗻🌱
Where's your favourite place to take a moment outdoors? 😌
#FindYourSpirit
📢👂 Listen up everyone! We’ll be releasing a limited number of returned tickets for select performances at
@BarbicanCentre
in January very soon.
💌 We’ll email our subscribers when they go on sale – sign up at
#FindYourSpirit
📢📝 Listen carefully, class!
🌱 We're releasing a limited number of returned tickets for upcoming performances
@BarbicanCentre
very soon
📨 Get notified when they go on sale by signing up to our emails at
#FindYourSpirit
We've made it into another 'best of' list 🙌
@TimeOutLondon
has named My Neighbour Totoro in their top 10 London theatre shows of 2022
Read more 👇
#FindYourSpirit
Wow 🤩🤩
Jessica Hung Han Yun has won Best Lighting Design 🌱🙌
That’s our FIFTH win at the
#OlivierAwards
💚
おめでとうございます!
Omedetōgozaimasu!
Congratulations!
A huge well done to all the young artists who entered our drawing competition 💚🎨
Our creative team were really impressed with your pictures of Totoro and his friends.
Congratulations to winners Alice, Charlotte and Lyra - enjoy your goodie bags👏