The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) announced on Tuesday that its stage adaptation of Studio Ghibli’s and Hayao Miyazaki’s 1988 film My Neighbor Totoro will have a West End run at London’s Gillian Lynne Theatre from March 8 to November 2, 2025.
The original anime film My Neighbor Totoro is the story of two young sisters, Mei and Satsuki, who move to the countryside and encounter Totoro, wonderful creatures which only children can see.
My Neighbor Totoro had a 15-week run from its premiere on October 8, 2022 to January 21, 2023.
The stage play’s RSC executive producer Griselda Yorke also noted that the play “will definitely have a life beyond the West End.”