Top Online Performance Selections for This Month
The Remarkable Journey of Harold Fry
When the author's bestselling novel about an elderly man's travels was transformed into a 2023 film, it included several lovely musical numbers by Sam Lee. In recent months, another musician Passenger provided the songs for the stage adaptation, which is moving to the West End in January. The musician's collection of track versions, One for the Road – including extra songs that didn't make the theatrical show and a collaboration from Jack Wolfe, who acted as the musical narrator – is now accessible to watch online.
The Mad Hatter's Tea Party
This performance group is presenting this holiday tale a hip-hop spin this winter, with their production at the famous venue. Returning ten years, Kate Prince's company reimagined this beloved story with this Royal Ballet commission. Streaming on the online platform.
Hedda Gabler
Tanika Gupta moves Ibsen's play from 19th century Norway to 1948 London and transforms Hedda into a former Hollywood star, in a rewrite drawing from the experiences of Oscar-nominated actor this Hollywood legend. This filmmaker directs the actress in the first staging at the Richmond theatre in this location. Streaming 25-28 November.
Moments of Grace with Aurélie Dupont
French film-maker this creator is most famous for his often romantic comedies – but he also has a devotion to performance art. His recent film titled En Corps featured dancer Marion Barbeau, whose guide the renowned dancer, the étoile turned director of dance at Paris Opera, is documented via incredible artistic sequences in this documentary film, currently available on MarqueeTV.
The Inheritance Story
An intense performance from the actor powers Shaan Sahota's contemporary stage production, which will be available on National Theatre at Home on the twelfth. On that evening, to mark Captioning Awareness Week and a quarter century of the accessibility organization Stagetext, there's a subtitled online event with real-time conversation for spectators. BSL-interpreted, descriptive audio and regular editions of this performance are offered.
Creative Shorts
Pentabus's National Young Writers team create concise content with this series of mini digital dramas, told in short episodes on TikTok. The creators come from various British locations and the initial installment, authored by Eilidh Nurse, features the performer known for Gary Lewis. A collaboration with the media organization.
Reading Between Lines
A young adult book collaboratively authored by this celebrated writer and her teenage daughter was the inspiration for this high school musical, which blurs the upheavals of adolescence with a fantastical adventure drawing from its main character's preferred reading. Performed in this US location in recent years, it's available through this performance service.
Transient Times
"La Capitana" was the title given to the Spanish performer Carmen Amaya, who became a sensation in that historical period. The choreographer and dancer Aina Alegre celebrates the legendary dancer with this production, recorded during the Lyon Dance Biennale in recent months accessible via the cultural platform.
