Following two sold-out runs at the Barbican Theatre, the My Neighbour Totoro stage adaptation returns to London for a third time, now at the West End. <\/p>
Studio Ghibli films are our comfort movies. The Japanese animation studio is responsible for beautiful films like Grave of the Fireflies, Princess Mononoke and Kiki\u2019s Delivery Service. One of our RadioTimes.com<\/a> Digital Writers<\/a> remembers their friend lending them Spirited Away on video, and they watched it every day for weeks \u2014 their mum used to come into the living room and say \u2018You\u2019re not watching that film where the parents turn into pigs again, are you?\u2019 (she didn\u2019t get it).<\/p>\n We\u2019d beg our grandparents to rent Howl\u2019s Moving Castle and Ponyo from the video shop (official name, uncertain). But no film gives us quite so much comfort as My Neighbour Totoro.<\/p>\n The Royal Shakespeare Company and Joe Hisaishi production premiered at the Barbican Theatre on 8th October 2022, and it was announced that My Neighbour Totoro would be coming to London for a second time, also at the Barbican Theatre, from winter 2023.<\/p>\n We were lucky enough to see My Neighbour Totoro during its second Barbican run, and we were impressed with the special style of puppetry (wind spirit style, where human puppeteers are used instead of machines) and the music, too. The stage adaptation being brought to life by the film\u2019s original composer Hisaishi and Oppenheimer\u2019s Tom Morton-Smith.<\/p>\n If you missed out on tickets to see My Neighbour Totoro at the Barbican, don\u2019t worry! The theatre show is transferring to London\u2019s West End for a limited time only. Here\u2019s how to secure tickets.<\/p>\n Sign-up for My Neighbour Totoro priority booking at LW Theatres<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n For the latest theatre news, be sure to stay up to date with our Going Out<\/a> section for updates such as West End spring deals<\/a> and 101 Dalmatians tickets<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n The six-time Olivier Award-winning production of My Neighbour Totoro comes to London\u2019s West End in 2025 at the Gillian Lynne Theatre \ud83d\udc9a Sign up to secure priority booking.@totoro_show<\/a> #FindYourSpirit<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/ctnCxIUAsV<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/coC9uEpqmt<\/a><\/p>\u2014 LW Theatres (@LWTheatres) April 24, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote>Will My Neighbour Totoro return to London?<\/strong><\/h2>\n