My Neighbor Totoro West End Production Picks Up Five WOS Awards, Including Best Direction
Following its theatrical run from October 8, 2022 to January 21, 2023, the West End production adapting Studio Ghibli’s My Neighbor Totoro anime film boosted its critical and popular acclaim even further by picking up five WhatsOnStage (WOS) Awards, which boasts itself as the only major theater awards nominated and voted for by the public since its inception in 2001.
My Neighbor Totoro won the following awards out of 24 categories:
- Best Direction – Phelim McDermott
- Best Musical Direction/Supervision – Bruce O’Neil, Matt Smith
- Best Lighting Design – Jessica Hung Han Yun
- Best Set Design – Tom Pye, Basil Twist
- Best Sound Design – Tony Gayle
The production was also nominated for the following:
- Best Performer in a Play – Mei Mac
- Best Video Design – Finn Ross, Andrea Scott
- Best Graphic Design – Toshio Suzuki, Dewynters
- Best New Play
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Yattaaaaah!
やった〜！
We did it!We’re totally thrilled to have won FIVE #WOSAwards at last night’s ceremony????
A huge thank you to everyone who voted for us – well done to all nominees & winners????
Congratulations to the whole My Neighbour Totoro team????
Here’s what we won ???? pic.twitter.com/AppMfylbQ6
— My Neighbour Totoro (@totoro_show) February 13, 2023
Source: Official Twitter, Website
