Andrea Scott Video Design

MY NEIGHBOUR TOTORO

RSC / Barbican Theatre, London / 8th Oct 2022 – 21st Jan 2023; November 2022 – March 2023

AWARDS

BEST DESIGNER WINNER, THE STAGE DEBUT AWARDS 2023

BEST VIDEO DESIGNER NOMINATION, THE STAGE AWARDS 2023

My Neighbour Totoro is an enchanting coming-of-age story exploring the magical fantasy world of childhood and the transformative power of imagination, as it follows one extraordinary summer in the lives of sisters Satsuki and Mei.

This production marks my debut as a video designer. I worked alongside video designer Finn Ross during pre-production, and then steered the department during rehearsals and technical rehearsals at the Barbican venue, both in 2022 and 2023.

PRESS

Rating: 5 out of 5.

‘A dazzling staging of the Studio Ghibli classic’ Guardian

Rating: 5 out of 5.

‘A tender and remarkably beautiful show’ Financial Times

Rating: 5 out of 5.

‘A huge, healing hug of a show… utterly beguiling’ The Stage

Rating: 5 out of 5.

‘Jaw-dropping’ The Metro

Rating: 5 out of 5.

‘Ingenious’ The Arts Desk

Rating: 5 out of 5.

‘Utterly charming’ Culture Whisper

Rating: 5 out of 5.

‘Wow is too small a word’ Broadway World

Rating: 5 out of 5.

‘Theatre at its most magical’ LondonTheatre.co.uk

CREATIVE TEAM

Adapted by Tom Morton-Smith from the feature animation by Hayao Miyazaki with music by Joe Hisaishi

Phelim McDermott Director

Tom Pye Production Designer

Basil Twist Puppetry

Kimie Nakano Costume Designer

Jessica Hung Han Yun Lighting Designer

Will Stuart Orchestrator and Arranger

Tony Gayle Sound Designer

You-Ri Yamanaka Movement

Finn Ross Video Designer

Andrea Scott Video Designer

Pippa Hill Dramaturg

Hannah Miller CDG Casting Director

Matt Smith Music Director

Production Photos by Manuel Harlan

VIDEO TEAM

Finn Ross & Andrea Scott Video Designers

Mogzi Video Programming

Rick Clutton & Alex Ramsden Production Video

Jon Lyle System Design

Stage Sound Services Kit Supplier