Best Online Theatre Picks for The Coming Weeks
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
When the author's bestselling story about a senior's road trip was transformed into a recent cinematic release, it featured a few charming songs by Sam Lee. More recently, another musician Passenger provided the music and lyrics for the stage adaptation, which will transfer to the city's performance hub in January. The musician's collection of musical interpretations, called One for the Road – featuring additional tracks that weren't included in the musical and a guest appearance from actor Jack Wolfe, who played the musical narrator – is currently available to watch online.
Wonderland Tea Party
The dance company is giving A Christmas Carol a hip-hop spin in the coming months, with their production at this renowned theatre. Returning a decade, the same organization reimagined Alice's Adventures in Wonderland with this dance adaptation. Accessible through Digital Theatre.
Hedda Gabler
The playwright relocates the classic drama from historical Oslo to post-war England and recasts Hedda into a retired film celebrity, in a reimagining based on the story of acclaimed performer the film star. The director directs the actress in the first staging at the Orange Tree in the London borough. Available 25-28 November.
Aurélie Dupont: Instants of Grace
Director the artist is primarily recognized for his frequently lighthearted films – but he possesses a love of performance art. His 2022 drama titled En Corps highlighted ballerina the artist, whose guide the renowned dancer, the étoile turned dance director at Paris Opera, is profiled with stunning performance clips in Klapisch's 2010 documentary, now on this online platform.
The Property Drama
A blistering turn from Adeel Akhtar powers this filmmaker's contemporary stage production, which comes to National Theatre at Home on mid-November. During that time, to celebrate Captioning Awareness Week and two and a half decades of the inclusion-focused group Stagetext, there's a subtitled online event with real-time conversation for audience members. Signed, audio-described and standard formats of this performance are available.
Art Flicks
Pentabus's emerging playwrights program collective utilize time effectively with this series of mini digital dramas, delivered via brief segments on the social platform. The creators hail from various British locations and the initial installment, written by Eilidh Nurse, stars the performer known for this talented actor. A joint effort with the media organization.
Reading Between Lines
A young adult book collaboratively authored by the bestselling author and her teenage daughter was the basis for this teenage production, which merges the challenges of growing up with a magical story inspired by its heroine's favourite novel. Performed in this US location in the past, it's on this performance service.
Fleeting Moments
"The Captain" was the title earned by the artistic talent the legendary artist, who became a sensation in the pre-war era. The artistic director this creator celebrates her with this production, recorded during the Lyon Dance Biennale earlier this year available through the cultural platform.
