Just been to see this - absolutely stunning! The first time you see Totoro when Mei finds him is every bit as magical as the movie. The catbus was spectacular. Whoever created this understood not only how to bring a much loved movie to the stage, but absolutely how to realise the magic that that film has - it was so charming.
So pumped for this. Used to take the kids to panto at Christmas and Ghibli has always been a thing in our house so now that they are quite grown up, this is the perfect older family Christmas treat for us. And there's a rare Takemitsu concert a month earlier too (at Kings Place) which will be a nice warm up. 🥰
i think so much would be lost in the translation to film.....the puppets had such presence and scale was important....Realize not everyone can get to london. the show was the main reason for my trip and it was amazing and incredibly emotional.
