Spirited Away Stage Play Announces World Tour for 2026-2028
The stage play, which won Best New Play at the 2025 WhatsOnStage Awards, expands its reach beyond Japan and London with a multi-continent tour spanning two years.
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The stage adaptation of Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli's Spirited Away will tour internationally from December 2026 through 2028, with stops in Taipei, Toronto, Los Angeles, London, and Tokyo. John Caird directs and co-adapts the production with Maoko Imai.
The stage play of Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli's Spirited Away will tour five cities across North America, Asia, and Europe starting in December 2026. The production, directed by Tony and Olivier Award winner John Caird, previously ran at the London Coliseum in 2024 and won Best New Play at the 25th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards in 2025. The tour begins at Taipei's National Theater (December 16, 2026-January 31, 2027), then moves to Tokyo (March-May 2027), Toronto's Princess of Wales Theatre (May 6-August 15, 2027), Los Angeles' Ahmanson Theatre (September 2-October 24, 2027), and finally London's Coliseum (March 2028 onward).
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