My Neighbour Totoro on stage: ‘just as enchanting’ as the film

As a visual feast, this theatrical version of the 1988 Japanese animation is ’matchless’

Satsuki (Ami Okumura Jones), Mei (Mei Mac) and Granny (Jaqueline Tate)
A ‘tender, remarkably beautiful family show’
(Image credit: Manuel Harlan © RSC with Nippon TV)

The 1988 Japanese animated film My Neighbour Totoro is a modern classic, about two girls who move to the countryside and encounter troll-like spirits who draw them into a mystical realm, said Dominic Cavendish in The Daily Telegraph. This world-premiere stage version is already a “monster” box-office smash for the RSC; and it’s a pleasure to report that it fully lives up to the hype.

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