Get ready for a stage version of "My Neighbor Totoro" from Jim Henson's Creature Shop and the Royal Shakespeare Company

When news of Hayao Miyazaki's upcoming retirement hit the internet, young and old animation fans felt pangs of sorrow as the curtains began to close on the acclaimed director's career. With a copious amount of classics under his belt- including Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, and Howl's Moving Castle– Miyazaki isn't just one of the most famous names in Japanese animation but a living benchmark in the medium on a global level. — Read the rest