My Neighbour Totoro is reanimated at the Gillian Lynne Theatre

THE RSC’s award-winning production of My Neighbour Totoro returns to London for a run at the Gillian Lynne Theatre. The 1988 animated film has been adapted by Tom Morton-Smith with music by Joe Hisaishi and puppetry by Basil Twist. Set in postwar Japan, we follow the adventures of sisters Satsuki and Mei. Interweaving Japanese folklore into the mix, the show explores the magical world of childhood and the transformative power of the imagination. Until November 2. totoroshow.com/

• Camden People’s Theatre Sprint Festival is back. A musical comedy, Boy Band (7.15pm, March 14) features songs of heartbreak, loneliness, and rocks. Portrait of a Queer in Panic (7.15pm, March 16) is a messy, euphoric exploration of living as someone that doesn’t colour within the lines. Beyond Unity (9pm, March 20) invites you on a disjointed dive into dissociation. Comedy, movement, sound, art and lived experiences collide, reshaping how we understand dissociative minds. Festival runs until March 30. cptheatre.co.uk/

• The Mosinee Project follows the true story of a fake invasion and interrogates how we wrestle with our fears and turn them into stories. Mosinee, Wisconsin, 1950. An idyllic Midwestern town is about to wake up to a nightmare. A shadowy group of hardline activists are planning to imprison the townspeople. Communications will be cut off. Barbed wire fences will be erected. And the hammer and sickle flag will be flown from every building. Until March 22. newdiorama.com/

• Spent explores toxic relationships. When A, an ambitious executive, and B, a struggling artist, reach breaking point, they must decide: stay together or go their separate ways? As their love unravels the question lingers – who’s in control? With two actors alternating roles each night, Spent flips the script on how we perceive abuse, challenging assumptions and proving that power can shift regardless of gender. March 18-29. oldredliontheatre.co.uk/

• In 1970s South Africa, at the height of apartheid, white masters were transported by Zulu men pulling brightly coloured rickshaws. Robyn Orlin’s We Wear Our Wheels with Pride, is performed by Johannesburg dance troupe Moving into Dance Mophatong. March 21-22. Queen Elizabeth Hall. southbankcentre.co.uk/