Top Online Performance Picks for This Month
Harold Fry's Unexpected Journey
After the author's popular story about an elderly man's road trip was transformed into last year's movie, it featured several lovely musical numbers by the folk musician. More recently, another musician Passenger provided the musical compositions for Chichester Festival theatre's production, which is moving to the city's performance hub in January. This recording of song renditions, called One for the Road – including bonus material that weren't included in the musical and a guest appearance from Jack Wolfe, who played the storytelling character – is ready to stream.
Alice's Tea Party
This performance group is presenting the classic story an urban interpretation this winter, with their production at this renowned theatre. Returning ten years, this creative team revolutionized Alice's Adventures in Wonderland with this Royal Ballet commission. Accessible through the online platform.
The Hedda Adaptation
This writer relocates Ibsen's play from historical Oslo to post-war England and recasts the main character into an ex-actress, in a rewrite drawing from the experiences of acclaimed performer this Hollywood legend. The director guides Pearl Chanda in the debut production at the Richmond theatre in the London borough. Available late November.
Moments of Grace with Aurélie Dupont
French film-maker Cédric Klapisch is primarily recognized for his typically charming movies – but he also has a love of ballet. His 2022 drama En Corps starred dancer this talented woman, whose mentor the renowned dancer, the star performer became dance director at Paris Opera, is profiled through amazing dance footage in Klapisch's 2010 documentary, streaming through MarqueeTV.
The Estate
An intense performance from Adeel Akhtar fuels this filmmaker's contemporary stage production, which comes to National Theatre at Home on 12 November. On that evening, to recognize inclusive media events and 25 years of the inclusion-focused group Stagetext, there's a subtitled online event with real-time conversation for spectators. British Sign Language, descriptive audio and noncaptioned versions of the production are accessible.
Mini Dramas
The theatre company's emerging playwrights program group create concise content with this series of mini digital dramas, told in brief segments on the social platform. The creators represent various British locations and the premiere episode, created by Eilidh Nurse, includes Outlander and Billy Elliot's Gary Lewis. A joint effort with the media organization.
Reading Between Lines
A YA novel jointly created by the bestselling author and her teenage daughter was the source for this high school musical, which blurs the upheavals of growing up with an imaginative journey drawing from its main character's preferred reading. Staged in New York in recent years, it's streaming via this performance service.
Fleeting Moments
"This Leader" was the moniker associated with the artistic talent Carmen Amaya, who achieved fame in that historical period. The choreographer and dancer Aina Alegre honors her with this artistic work, filmed at the French dance festival in recent months accessible via this online service.
