THE RSC RELEASES NEW IMAGES FOR MY NEIGHBOUR TOTORO AT THE BARBICAN
THE RSC RELEASES NEW IMAGES FOR MY NEIGHBOUR TOTORO AT THE BARBICAN
Joe Hisaishi and Royal Shakespeare Company Present Studio Ghibli’s
My 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
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Photos by Manuel Harlan © RSC with Nippon TV
Today, 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.
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For further press information, please contact: Armani Ur-Rub, Senior Publicist, RSC: armani.ur-rub@rsc.org.uk
LISTING INFORMATION
RSC ASSISTED PERFORMANCES AT THE BARBICAN
Audio Described performances:
Saturday 16 December, 2pm (Touch Tour 12.00 – 12.30pm)
Wednesday 28 February, 7pm (Touch Tour 5.00 – 5.30pm)
Captioned performances:
Saturday 16 December, 2pm
Saturday 6 January, 2pm
Thursday 25 January, 2pm
Wednesday 28 February, 7pm
Performance with Integrated BSL Interpreter
Friday 9 February, 7pm
Relaxed Performance with Integrated BSL Interpreter (Audio Described & Captioned)
Thursday 1 February, 2pm
Relaxed Performance (Audio Described & Captioned)
Saturday 17 February, 2pm
FOR FULL SCHEDULE DETAILS VISIT RSC.ORG.UK
NOTES TO EDITORS
The RSC is supported using public funding by Arts Council England
The work of the RSC is supported by the Culture Recovery Fund
The RSC is generously supported by RSC America
Miranda Curtis CMG – Lead Production supporter of the original and 2023 production of My Neighbour Totoro
New work at the RSC is generously supported by Hawthornden Foundation and The Drue and H.J. Heinz II Charitable Trust
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