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But there was another demographic that fascinated him.
Its thought that both the family and the teen audience watched MiyazakisStudio Ghiblimasterworks on Netflix during the pandemic.
They were switched on to it, McDermott noted.
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My Neighbour Totorois produced by Japanese composer Joe Hisaishi and the RSC in collaboration with Improbable and Nippon TV.
The magical creations used in the original production were the prototypes, McDermott explained.
McDermott said that the play honored the cultural origins ofMy Neighbour Totoroby using Japanese language when appropriate.
Still from the Studio Ghibli film ‘My Neighbor Totoro’
For instance, he said, The greetings were in Japanese.
Theres a sense that the second season at the Barbican wont be its last.
And McDermott wasnt shy about further ambitions forMy Neighbour Totoro.
I know a lot of Americans saw it, he said.
I would love the show to come to New York.
Priority booking starts April 11, and casting for the November run will be announced soon.
