Excellent Digital Theatre Selections for The Coming Weeks
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
After this writer's popular book about an elderly man's road trip was adapted into a recent cinematic release, it featured a few lovely tracks by the folk musician. In recent months, another musician Passenger created the songs for Chichester Festival theatre's production, which will transfer to the West End in January. Passenger's album of track versions, titled One for the Road – featuring additional tracks that weren't included in the musical and a guest appearance from Jack Wolfe, who played the show's Balladeer – is currently available to stream.
Wonderland Tea Party
ZooNation is providing this holiday tale a hip-hop spin this winter, with their production at Sadler's Wells. Looking back ten years, Kate Prince's company revolutionized the Lewis Carroll classic with this Royal Ballet commission. Available from the online platform.
Hedda
The playwright moves this theatrical work from late 19th-century Kristiania to post-war England and recasts the protagonist into a former Hollywood star, in an adaptation inspired by the life of Oscar-nominated actor Merle Oberon. This filmmaker directs this performer in the debut production at the Orange Tree in this location. Accessible the end of the month.
Moments of Grace with Aurélie Dupont
French film-maker this creator is most famous for his often romantic comedies – but he additionally maintains a love of ballet. His 2022 drama En Corps highlighted dancer this talented woman, whose mentor the renowned dancer, the star performer became director of dance at the French institution, is documented via incredible artistic sequences in the filmmaker's earlier work, now on MarqueeTV.
The Inheritance Story
A powerful portrayal from Adeel Akhtar fuels Shaan Sahota's recent theatrical work, which arrives at National Theatre at Home on mid-November. On that evening, to recognize inclusive media events and two and a half decades of the accessibility organization this institution, there's a captioned digital presentation with a live chat for viewers. BSL-interpreted, audio-described and noncaptioned versions of the play are available.
Art Flicks
Pentabus's young talent initiative collective create concise content with these installments of mini digital dramas, delivered via brief segments on the social platform. The playwrights hail from around the UK and the first in the series, authored by Eilidh Nurse, features Outlander and Billy Elliot's Gary Lewis. A partnership with Rural Media.
Reading Between Lines
A young adult book collaboratively authored by Jodi Picoult and her teenage daughter was the source for this teenage production, which blurs the challenges of teenage years with a magical story drawing from its protagonist's beloved book. Performed in this US location in 2022, it's streaming via this performance service.
Fleeting Moments
"This Leader" was the nickname given to the artistic talent the legendary artist, who achieved fame in the pre-war era. The choreographer and dancer Aina Alegre pays tribute to her with this production, captured at the French dance festival in recent months accessible via this online service.
