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My Neighbor Totoro Is Getting A Stage Adaptation

Hayao Miyazaki’s My Neighbor Totoro hits the Barbican stage in London this fall.

by Layla Halabian
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My Neighbor Totoro, one of the most beloved anime films from Studio Ghibli and Hayao Miyazaki, is heading to the stage at London’s the Barbican this October.

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The stage adaptation has pulled in greats from all parts of the entertainment world; the Royal Shakespeare Company director Phelim McDermott and Improbable, the globally renowned improv acting group he co-founded, will work alongside famed Japanese composer (and longtime Miyazaki collaborator) Joe Hisaishi and playwright Tom Morton-Smith.

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