Editing My Neighbor Totoro (section)

=== Stage adaptation ===
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In May 2022, the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]] and composer [[Joe Hisaishi]] announced that a stage adaptation of the film titled ''My Neighbor Totoro'' would run from 8 October 2022 to 21 January 2023 at the [[Barbican Centre]] in London.<ref>{{cite news |title='My Neighbor Totoro' gets London stage play adaptation produced by Ghibli composer Joe Hisaishi |url=https://news.yahoo.com/neighbor-totoro-gets-london-stage-201445285.html |access-date=20 May 2022 |work=news.yahoo.com |archive-date=May 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520101659/https://news.yahoo.com/neighbor-totoro-gets-london-stage-201445285.html |url-status=live }}</ref> It was adapted by British playwright [[Tom Morton-Smith]] and directed by [[Improbable (theatre company)|Improbable]]'s [[Phelim McDermott]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=RSC to adapt My Neighbour Totoro for London stage premiere this autumn {{!}} WhatsOnStage |url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/rsc-neighbour-totoro-stage-barbican_56388.html |access-date=2022-05-27 |website=www.whatsonstage.com |date=April 26, 2022 |language=en-GB |archive-date=May 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527222225/https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/rsc-neighbour-totoro-stage-barbican_56388.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Tickets went on sale on 19 May 2022, breaking the theater's box-office record for sales in one day which was previously held by the 2015 production of ''[[Hamlet]]'' starring [[Benedict Cumberbatch]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wild |first=Stephi |title=World Premiere of MY NEIGHBOUR TOTORO Stage Adaptation Breaks Barbican Box Office Record |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/westend/article/World-Premiere-of-MY-NEIGHBOUR-TOTORO-Stage-Adaptation-Breaks-Barbican-Box-Office-Record-20220520 |access-date=2022-05-22 |website=Broadway World |language=en |archive-date=May 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220522065704/https://www.broadwayworld.com/westend/article/World-Premiere-of-MY-NEIGHBOUR-TOTORO-Stage-Adaptation-Breaks-Barbican-Box-Office-Record-20220520 |url-status=live }}</ref> The show won six [[Laurence Olivier Awards|Olivier Awards]].<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |last=Ramachandran |first=Naman |date=2023-11-16 |title='My Neighbor Totoro' Adaptor Unpacks New Season of Hit Olivier-Winning Show: 'It's Got That Beautiful, Timeless Quality' (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2023/theater/global/my-neighbor-totoro-new-season-1235792336/ |access-date=2023-12-08 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=December 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208130819/https://variety.com/2023/theater/global/my-neighbor-totoro-new-season-1235792336/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 30 March 2023, it was announced that the production will return to the Barbican for another season,<ref>{{cite news |last=Wiegand |first=Chris |date=30 March 2023 |title=My Neighbour Totoro to return to the Barbican |work=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2023/mar/30/my-neighbour-totoro-return-barbican-studio-ghibli |access-date=5 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230330113929/https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2023/mar/30/my-neighbour-totoro-return-barbican-studio-ghibli |archive-date=30 March 2023}}</ref> which began on 21 November 2023 and ran until 23 March 2024.<ref name=":8" />{{Update after|2024|3|23}}

The show's return to London was announced on 24 April 2024, this time at the [[Gillian Lynne Theatre]], with a run from 8 March to 2 November 2025.<ref>{{cite web |title=My Neighbour Totoro to transfer to the West End’s Gillian Lynne Theatre in London |url=https://www.westendtheatre.com/229210/news/my-neighbour-totoro-to-transfer-to-the-west-ends-gillian-lynne-theatre-in-london/ |website=WestEndTheatre.com |access-date=18 March 2025}}</ref>