‘TOTORO’ TEASE
A brand new trailer has dropped for the Royal Shakespeare Firm’s acclaimed stage adaptation of “My Neighbor Totoro,” providing a uncommon glimpse of the beloved forest spirit himself. Government producer Joe Hisaishi, in collaboration with RSC, Nippon TV, and Inconceivable, unveiled the footage showcasing the present’s award-winning puppetry.
Tailored by Tom Morton-Smith and directed by Phelim McDermott, the manufacturing relies on Miyazaki Hayao‘s 1988 Studio Ghibli traditional. Since premiering at London’s Barbican in 2022, “My Neighbor Totoro” has earned six Olivier Awards and 5 WhatsOnStage Awards. Following a return engagement in 2023, it now performs at London’s Gillian Lynne Theatre by means of March 2026.
The present options reside orchestration of Hisaishi’s iconic rating and art work by Studio Ghibli’s Toshio Suzuki. It stars Victoria Chen as Mei and Ami Okumura Jones as Satsuki, supported by a various solid and a 20-member puppetry ensemble.
FORMAT FRENZY
BAFTA winners and Monkey founders Will Macdonald and David Granger have launched a brand new manufacturing firm, Idle Industries, targeted on high-end unscripted codecs for U.Okay. and international markets. BBC Studios has come aboard with a first-look distribution deal.
The duo beforehand launched Monkey in 2000, rising it into one of many U.Okay.’s prime manufacturing corporations earlier than it was acquired by NBCUniversal. Monkey produced over 120 titles and earned greater than 100 award nominations, together with a number of wins on the BAFTAs, RTS, Rose d’Or and Worldwide Emmys.
Their credit embrace “Made in Chelsea,” “Don’t Hate the Playaz,” “The Charlotte Church Present,” “Technology Drag,” “Know Your SH!t,” “The Emily Atack Present,” “Elton John: Me, Myself & I,” “Younger, Dumb & Residing Off Mum,” “The Query Jury,” “Make My Day,” “Swag,” “The Home of Obsessive Compulsives,” “Newlyweds: The First Yr,” “Don’t Overlook Your Toothbrush,” and “TFI Friday.”
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Seoul-based format company One thing Particular has signed two format choice offers with Studio TF1’s Flanagan Productions for Korean hits “Nonetheless Alive” and “The Penthouse Recreation.” Created by Channel A, each sequence supply spins on the competitors style.
“Nonetheless Alive,” a spooky sport present mixing comedy and suspense, marks its 14th worldwide choice, following pickups in Germany, Italy, and the Nordics. Monetary survival sequence “The Penthouse Recreation” pits contestants in a battle for assets and energy.
One thing Particular’s Jin Woo Hwang and InSoon Kim praised the continuing TF1 partnership, whereas Flanagan’s Florence Boudaud lauded the codecs’ “distinctive mechanics and inventive ambition.”
