Producer Griselda Yorke: Play will ‘reside a life past the West Finish’
© Studio Ghibli, RSC and Nippon TV
The Royal Shakespeare Firm (RSC) introduced this on Tuesday part adjustment of Studio Ghibli‘s and Hayao Miyazaki‘s 1988 film My neighbor Totoro will probably be within the West Finish on the Gillian Lynne Theater in London from March 8 to November 2, 2025. Griselda Yorke, government producer of the play, additionally famous that the play “will definitely have a life past the West Finish.”
The information supply Deadline reported the information with the headline ending “With Broadway Subsequent,” however the article famous that Yorke wouldn’t touch upon or verify the manufacturing’s hypothetical plans after the West Finish.
My neighbor Totoro ran for 15 weeks from its premiere on October 8, 2022 to January 21, 2023. It was offered by the RSC and Hayao Miyazaki‘s previous composer Joe Hisaishi, who created the music for the unique movie and is the play’s government producer. Tom Morton Smith (Oppenheimer) tailored the story, and Phelim McDermott (Akhnaton) directed the manufacturing. The play was made in collaboration with the English theater firm Inconceivable and Japan’s Nippon TV.
The play was proven for a second time on the Barbican Heart from November 21 to March 23, 2024. Yorke reported that greater than 290,000 guests in the end noticed the manufacturing on the Barbican.
The piece gained six awards on the Olivier Awards in April 2023 and was nominated for 3 extra. The play had the most important variety of nominations and wins, with 9 nominations and 6 wins. The play additionally gained 5 prizes within the theater WhatsOnStage Pricing in February 2023.
The RSC describes the manufacturing on its web site:
“This enchanting coming-of-age story explores the magical fantasy world of childhood and the transformative energy of creativeness because it follows a unprecedented summer season within the lives of sisters Satsuki and Mei.
The unique anime film My neighbor Totoro is the story of two younger sisters, Mei and Satsuki, who transfer to the countryside and encounter Totoro, stunning creatures that solely kids can see.
