The magic behind the music of Totoro ✨

Catch #MyNeighbourTotoro’s Composer and Executive Producer, Joe Hisaishi with Jonathan Ross on Classic FM's at the Movies.

Watch the full interview now: www.youtube.com/@ClassicFMOf... 🌱

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‘Being Japanese, and [a] part of My Neighbour Totoro is massive thing’

Annakanako Mohri 🇯🇵

‘Representation matters!’

Lucy Park 🇰🇷

‘It’s amazing to be surrounded by so many people that understand me and my culture.’
Victor Itang 🇵🇭

‘It’s an honour to be with people who look like me, share the same experience as me, and help me rediscover and celebrate who I am as a BESEA actor’
Ronnie Lee 🇭🇰🇲🇾

‘It is important to realise there is a vast diversity even within our community - we are not just a monolith of the term 'Asian', there are specific cultural points that bond us and differentiate us from each other.’
Amber Lin 🇸🇬🇲🇾

We’re celebrating the final instalment of our #BESEAHeritageMonth series. Where we hear directly from BESEA voices within our neighbourhood about what heritage and belonging mean to them at #MyNeighbourTotoro. 💚🏠

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✨ #SecretsOfTheForest: Satsuki's Tomato Prop 🍅

Did you know that the tomato Satsuki eats isn't really a tomato? Watch to find out how it's made! 😮🌱

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"When the spirits of forest like somebody... they let you see them" ☺️💚

A brand new look at the spirits of #MyNeighbourTotoro in newly released production photography. ✨

📸 Manuel Harlan

A magical offering from the forest! 🌱✨

Book early and save when you join us for one of our Acorn Performances, with seats available from £15. bit.ly/3JijG1R

Have you met Totoro yet? 🤭

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All aboard the Cat Bus! #MyNeighbourTotoro extends in the West End to 30 August 2026! 🐱🚌

We can't wait to welcome you to the neighbourhood! 💚
www.totoroshow.com

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The sky is so big here! 😮

Three years ago, London officially met the Kusakabe family when #MyNeighbourTotoro officially opened at the Barbican Centre in 2022! 💚✨

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Today is Sports Day in Japan (スポーツの日) an annual celebration that commemorates the opening of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics!

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©️Manuel Harlan

‘To be acting with British actors from East & Southeast Asia is very empowering.’
- Jamie Zubairi 🇲🇾🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

‘[It’s] a precious moment to shine a spotlight on the many artists from communities that continue to be severely underrepresented in our theatre industry.’
- Kumiko Mendl 🇯🇵

‘There is talent in abundance within the ESEA community, and I am empowered by representing this community 8 shows a week.’
- Rachel Clare Chan 🇸🇬

‘To be surrounded by such a wide spectrum of diverse people from different East Asian backgrounds makes me feel so proud, like I’m part of a wide global family’
- Matthew Leonhart 🇭🇰🇨🇳🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

‘It's been really special to be able to work day in and day out with an entire cast of BESEA theatre makers both on stage and behind the scenes.’
- Phyllis Ho 🇭🇰

In honour of #BESEAHeritageMonth in September, we’re continuing to uplift the voices in our Neighbourhood as they share what BESEA Heritage means to them and what it’s like to be a part of #MyNeighbourTotoro. 💚🏠

Their new home just needs a little attention and care. 🏠💚

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©️ Manuel Harlan

Yattah! Get a glimpse at what our first Relaxed Performance of #MyNeighbourTotoro with Integrated BSL at the Gillian Lynne Theatre was like. 💚✨

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“It is so important to be able to shine light on what makes us unique and to celebrate both our similarities and differences, which in turn helps us all connect with everyone.”
- Gabriel S Janoras 🇵🇭

“It’s a time to champion and uplift people of ESEA heritage. It’s a time we can inspire others with our stories and to show that we are multifaceted.”
- Sabrina Pui Yee Chin 🇲🇾

“It's a very rare sight to be working on a production where the majority of people are of BESEA heritage but beyond that fact, that the story has a universality that any audience member watching can connect with despite where they come from.”
- Steven Nguyen 🇻🇳🇬🇧

“I feel proud of Totoro every single day! It's an incredible blend of both Eastern and Western forms. I love that audiences from everywhere connect to the heart of the story, and how its specificity in storytelling makes it universal appealing.”
- Victoria Chen 🇸🇬

“BESEA Heritage Month celebrates our lineage—honouring those before us, showing we have always been here in the community, and opening the path for those yet to come.”
- Heather Lai 🇭🇰🇬🇧

In celebration of #BESEAHeritageMonth in September we heard from the voices within our Neighbourhood in a new series. 🏠✨

We asked the cast of #MyNeighbourTotoro what BESEA Heritage Month means to them and what it’s like to be part of the show. 💚

Guessing the puppeteer by their chicken sounds in #MyNeighbourTotoro 🐓💚

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Welcome to our first Relaxed Performance of #MyNeighbourTotoro with Integrated BSL at the Gillian Lynne Theatre! ☂️✨

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Today is the start of Autumn Equinox or 秋分 Shūbun which marks the first day of Autumn in the Northern Hemisphere! 🍂

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