Review

Spirited Away: Hayao Miyazaki’s Supernatural Tale Arrives on the London Coliseum Stage

A sumptuous and faithful adaptation of the Oscar-winning animation — but just who is this play for?

SPIRITED AWAY. Kanna Hashimoto (Chihiro) and Hikaru Yamano (Kaonashi or No-Face). Photo by Johan Persson. Courtesy of London Coliseum

I don’t recall the exact year that I first saw Studio Ghibli’s film Spirited Away (千と千尋の神隠し). It may have been 2001…