Creative Team Talk with Phelim McDermott hosted by Michael Leader
Royal Shakespeare Company / Joe Hisaishi
On sale to Members Friday 9 September, 10am
On general sale Saturday 10 September, 10am
Join us for an in conversation with members of the creative team to celebrate the global stage premiere of Joe Hisaishi and RSC’s My Neighbour Totoro, in collaboration with Improbable and Nippon TV.
ENO director Phelim McDermott and Michael Leader, co-creator of the Ghiblioteque podcast discuss some of the influences and decisions behind the production, playing from Sat 8 Oct 2022 – Sat 21 Jan 2023 in our theatre. Gain an insight into the show's development, including the process of adapting Studio Ghibli’s much-loved film for the stage, bringing the fantasy world to life through design, music, puppetry and direction, and much more.
Presented by the Barbican. The Royal Shakespeare Company is supported using public funding by Arts Council England.
Miranda Curtis CMG – Lead Production Supporter of My Neighbour Totoro
The work of the RSC Literary Department is generously supported by the Drue and H.J. Heinz II Charitable Trust
My Neighbour Totoro is supported by The Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation and the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation.
© Studio Ghibli. © RSC
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