Si Rawlinson News

MY NEIGHBOUR TOTORO Extends For Final Time in London

by Stephi Wild — May 15, 2026

The multi-award winning stage adaptation of Studio Ghibli’s My Neighbour Totoro will extend in the West End for the final time.

MY NEIGHBOUR TOTORO Reveals New Cast Ahead of West End Anniversary

by Stephi Wild — February 25, 2026

New casting has been announced for the stage adaptation of Studio Ghibli's My Neighbour Totoro.

Curve Continues Support Of Midlands Artists With Resident Creatives Programme

by Stephi Wild — September 29, 2025

Leicester’s Curve theatre is continuing its support for Midlands theatre-makers as applications open for the second wave of Curve Resident Creatives, the theatre’s artist development programme.

Cast & Creatives Set for THE DAO OF UNREPRESENTATIVE BRITISH CHINESE EXPERIENCE

by Chloe Rabinowitz — April 5, 2024

Discover the full cast and creative team behind THE DAO OF UNREPRESENTATIVE BRITISH CHINESE EXPERIENCE by Daniel York Loh, playing at London's Soho Theatre.

Cast Set For MY NEIGHBOUR TOTORO Returning to the Barbican; Plus Watch a Rehearsal Video!

by Stephi Wild — September 29, 2023

The full company has been announced for the multi-award-winning stage adaptation of Studio Ghibli’s My Neighbour Totoro which will return to the Barbican theatre for a strictly limited run from Tuesday 21 November 2023 to Saturday 23 March 2024.

Kakilang Welcomes Natalie Chan As New Director/CEO and Introduces Fresh Leadership Structure

by Stephi Wild — July 28, 2023

Kakilang (formerly Chinese Arts Now) has announced Natalie Chan as the organization's new Director/CEO, commencing a new chapter of leadership and growth.

Review: SAVING FACE by Si Rawlinson, The Place

by Matthew Paluch — June 26, 2023

Interdisciplinary is a bittersweet word/theory, and when I come across it, I'm equally filled with both anticipation and foreboding.

Kakilang Presents Si Rawlinson's New Comedy Dance Theatre Show, SAVING FACE

by Stephi Wild — April 4, 2023

A new comedy dance theatre show exploring stories of invisible illness, private struggle and what happens when being professional collides with being human…

An-Ting Chang To Step Down As Artistic Director/CEO of Kakilang Festival

by A.A. Cristi — March 23, 2023

An-Ting Chang is to step down as artistic director/CEO of Kakilang following the conclusion of the current Kakilang Festival, running at present in various venues across London till April 22nd, which she has curated along with her team of associates Si Rawlinson, Ling Tan and Daniel York Loh.

Review: HOME X, Barbican Theatre

by Franco Milazzo — February 23, 2023

Despite the recent focus on metaverses and 3D gaming, digitally-rendered worlds – and the hype around them - have been in the public consciousness for decades.

Photos: First Look at the Stage Premiere of MY NEIGHBOUR TOTORO

by Stephi Wild — October 13, 2022

All new production photos have been released for the global stage premiere of Studio Ghibli’s My Neighbour Totoro.

Photos: Inside Rehearsal For the Stage Premiere of MY NEIGHBOUR TOTORO

by Stephi Wild — September 30, 2022

The Royal Shakespeare Company has released rehearsal photos for the global stage premiere of Studio Ghibli’s My Neighbour Totoro, which will begin previews at the Barbican next week.

Chinese Arts Now Announces Rebrand

by A.A. Cristi — September 29, 2022

Chinese Arts Now (CAN) has unveiled an exciting new name and bold new visual identity: Kakilang (自己人)- 'one of us' in the Hokkien dialect, evoking kinship and affinity - widely used amongst East and Southeast Asian diasporic groups, is the company's new name.

Full Cast Announced For the Royal Shakespeare Company's MY NEIGHBOUR TOTORO

by Stephi Wild — August 17, 2022

The full company has been announced for the global stage premiere of Studio Ghibli's My Neighbour Totoro, opening at the Barbican this Autumn.

Chinese Arts Now Appoints Three Associate Artistic Directors In a New Restructure

by Stephi Wild — November 22, 2021

Chinese Arts Now (CAN) is a UK platform for artists who tell British Chinese stories in contemporary and innovative ways.

New Dates Announced for CAN Festival's Online Immersive Promenade Performance

by Chloe Rabinowitz — March 30, 2021

Set in a digital recreation of the gallery spaces of Two Temple Place, an extraordinary neo-Gothic mansion built by William Waldorf Astor in the 1890s, Every dollar is a soldier/With money you’re a dragon is an immersive new production directed by An-Ting Chang and designed by Christine Urquhart.

Curve Announces Resident Creatives

by Chloe Rabinowitz — March 10, 2021

Leicester’s Curve has announced the 16 Midlands theatre-makers and companies who will join the theatre as Curve Resident Creatives.

CAN Festival 2021 Announces CAN x TWO TEMPLE PLACE

by Chloe Rabinowitz — February 10, 2021

At the heart of the CAN Festival 2021, CAN x TWO TEMPLE PLACE is an ambitious new Chinese Arts Now production, co-produced with Two Temple Place and conceived and led by CAN’s artistic director An-Ting Chang.

Chinese Arts Now Festival 2019: The First Arts Festival Of Contemporary British Chinese Arts Across London

by Julie Musbach — November 8, 2018

London is to host the first arts festival in the UK dedicated to British-Chinese performance and culture in 2019.

Southbank Centre Presents its Autumn and Winter 2017 Programme

by BWW News Desk — September 19, 2017

Southbank Centre presents its Autumn and Winter 2017 programme for performance, dance and comedy, showcasing work from celebrated international and UK artists from stunning snow shows, augmented reality and trolls to West-End numbers and global surveillance theatre.