Cast & Creatives

The West End cast features Victoria Chen as Mei, Ami Okumura Jones as Satsuki, Dai Tabuchi as their father Tatsuo, Jacqueline Tate as Granny, and Ai Ninomiya as the Singer. The Kazego Puppetry Ensemble brings the magical creatures to life, including Matthew Leonhart, Heather Lai, Shaofan Wilson, and Anna Kato.

My Neighbour Totoro is adapted by Tom Morton-Smith (Oppenheimer) from Hayao Miyazaki's celebrated 1988 animated film. The production is directed by Phelim McDermott (Olivier Award winner), with puppetry by Basil Twist and Mervyn Millar. It's from the Royal Shakespeare Company and Executive Producer Joe Hisaishi - the legendary composer who scored the original film.