{"id":27668,"date":"2026-01-11T16:52:35","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T08:52:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=27668"},"modified":"2026-01-11T16:52:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T08:52:35","slug":"seouls-2026-theatre-shows-to-include-frozen-spirited-away-billy-elliot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=27668","title":{"rendered":"Seoul\u2019s 2026 theatre shows to include Frozen, Spirited Away, Billy Elliot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.i-scmp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/1280x720\/public\/d8\/images\/canvas\/2026\/01\/11\/cc438c5b-8d77-4277-a337-27e11d88376a_68f284b2.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\"><em data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa15\">By Kwon Mee-yoo<\/em><\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">South Korea\u2019s theatre scene is set for another eventful year in 2026, from blockbuster imports to ambitious original works aiming for international success. Here are some of the titles expected to shape the season in Seoul.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The year opened with CJ ENM bringing the stage adaptation of <em data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa15\">Spirited Away<\/em> to Seoul. Based on Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki\u2019s animated film, the play \u2013 which premiered on January 7 at the Seoul Arts Centre \u2013 follows a young girl named Chihiro as she stumbles into a fantastical world of spirits and must find her way back.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The show debuted in Tokyo in 2022, later travelling to London\u2019s West End and Shanghai, and arrives in Seoul as a touring production featuring Japanese performers.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The title role is shared by Japan Academy Film Prize winner Mone Kamishiraishi and Rina Kawaei, formerly of the girl group AKB48. The Seoul production runs through March 22.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Another international arrival is <em data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa15\">Lempicka<\/em>, a Broadway musical based on the life of the late Polish painter Tamara de Lempicka, at Seoul\u2019s NOL Theatre COEX Woori Bank Hall from March 21 to June 21.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/lifestyle\/arts\/article\/3339473\/seouls-2026-theatre-shows-include-frozen-spirited-away-billy-elliot?utm_source=rss_feed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Kwon Mee-yoo South Korea\u2019s theatre scene is set for another eventful year in 2026, from blockbuster imports to ambitious original works aiming for international&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":27669,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[15813,15814,8036,2442,6520,5679,15812,6911],"class_list":["post-27668","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bored-interesting","tag-billy","tag-elliot","tag-frozen","tag-include","tag-seouls","tag-shows","tag-spirited","tag-theatre","wpcat-33-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27668","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=27668"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27668\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/27669"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=27668"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=27668"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=27668"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}