{"rewrite":{"id":"r_9ddf26fe9ce309bac7d03271","clusterId":"c_784d85e83f9bd7f861f36633","slug":"spirited-away-stage-play-announces-world-tour-for-2026-2028","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Spirited Away Stage Play Announces World Tour for 2026-2028","summary":"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.","whyItMatters":"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.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe stage play of Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli\u0026#39;s \u003ci\u003eSpirited Away\u003c/i\u003e 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\u0026#39;s National Theater (December 16, 2026-January 31, 2027), then moves to Tokyo (March-May 2027), Toronto\u0026#39;s Princess of Wales Theatre (May 6-August 15, 2027), Los Angeles\u0026#39; Ahmanson Theatre (September 2-October 24, 2027), and finally London\u0026#39;s Coliseum (March 2028 onward).\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"The Spirited Away stage play is going on a world tour from Dec 2026 through 2028, hitting Taipei, Tokyo, Toronto, Los Angeles, and London. John Caird directs.","twitterPost":"The Spirited Away stage play announces a world tour for 2026-2028: Taipei, Tokyo, Toronto, Los Angeles, and London. John Caird directs.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"The stage adaptation of Spirited Away will tour internationally from December 2026 through 2028, with stops in Taipei, Tokyo, Toronto, Los Angeles, and London. The production, directed by John Caird, won Best New Play at the 2025 WhatsOnStage Awards.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-07-01/spirited-away-stage-play-announces-world-tour-for-2026-2028/.239191\",\"title\":\"Spirited Away Stage Play Announces World Tour for 2026-2028\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":3989,"outputTokens":578,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1782940372,"createdAt":"2026-07-01T21:05:09.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-07-01T21:09:50.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-01T21:09:50.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_784d85e83f9bd7f861f36633","canonicalTitle":"News\nSpirited Away Stage Play Announces World Tour for 2026-2028","representativeArticleId":"a_eccd64a799ec5aaba4503a0e","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Spirited Away\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"other\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-07-01T20:30:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-07-01T20:30:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-01T21:09:50.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-07-01/spirited-away-stage-play-announces-world-tour-for-2026-2028/.239191","title":"News\nSpirited Away Stage Play Announces World Tour for 2026-2028"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Spirited Away"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"announcement","domain":"other","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["The stage adaptation of Spirited Away will tour five cities across North America, Asia, and Europe from December 2026 through 2028.","The tour begins at Taipei's National Theater on December 16, 2026, and runs through January 31, 2027.","The production won Best New Play at the 25th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards in 2025.","Tony and Olivier Award winner John Caird directs and co-adapts the play with Maoko Imai.","The tour includes stops in Tokyo, Toronto, Los Angeles, and London, with the London run starting in March 2028."]}