Cast announced for the West End transfer

Executive Producer Joe Hisaishi and the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), in collaboration with Nippon TV and Improbable, today announce the full company for the multi-award-winning stage adaptation of Studio Ghibli’s My Neighbour Totoro. The production will run from Saturday 08 March - Sunday 02 November 2025, with an opening night on Thursday 20 March at the Gillian Lynne Theatre.

Victoria Chen joins the company to play the role of Mei. Returning to their roles are Ami Okumura Jones as Mei’s older sister Satsuki, Dai Tabuchi as Tatsuo, Jacqueline Tate as Granny, and Ai Ninomiya as the Singer.

The show’s unique Kazego Puppetry Ensemble will once again include Matthew Leonhart, Heather Lai, Shaofan Wilson (Miss Hara), and Anna Kato, who will be joined by new members: Rachel Clare Chan, Sally Cheng, Sabrina Pui Yee Chin, Victor Itang, Gabriel S Janoras, Ronnie Lee, Kumiko Mendl (Nurse Emiko), Annakanako Mohri, Richard Peralta, Lucy Park, and Chloe Ragrag.

Phyllis Ho (Yasuko), Steven Nguyen (Kanta), Jamie Zubairi (Hiroshi), and Deanna Myers (Tsukiko) complete the cast.

See the full cast and creative team biographies here.