Excellent Online Stage Selections for The Coming Weeks
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
After Rachel Joyce's bestselling novel about a senior's travels was converted into last year's movie, it featured several charming tracks by the folk musician. More recently, another musician Passenger created the musical compositions for the theatrical version, which will transfer to the city's performance hub in the new year. Passenger's album of song renditions, One for the Road – featuring additional tracks that weren't included in the theatrical show and a feature from performer Jack Wolfe, who portrayed the show's Balladeer – is ready to view digitally.
The Mad Hatter's Tea Party
ZooNation is presenting the classic story an urban interpretation during the holiday season, with this adaptation at Sadler's Wells. Looking back several years, this creative team reimagined this beloved story with this Royal Ballet commission. Available from the online platform.
Hedda
This writer transfers the classic drama from historical Oslo to 1948 London and transforms the main character into a retired film celebrity, in an adaptation drawing from the story of Oscar-nominated actor Merle Oberon. This filmmaker guides the actress in the first staging at the Orange Tree in Richmond. Available the end of the month.
Aurélie Dupont's Graceful Instants
Cinematographer the artist is best known for his typically charming movies – but he possesses a devotion to performance art. His recent film called En Corps featured dancer Marion Barbeau, whose teacher the renowned dancer, the star performer turned dance director at the French institution, is documented with stunning performance clips in Klapisch's 2010 documentary, streaming through this online platform.
The Property Drama
An intense performance from Adeel Akhtar fuels this filmmaker's contemporary stage production, which comes to National Theatre at Home on the twelfth. On that evening, to mark Captioning Awareness Week and two and a half decades of the deaf-led charity the company, there's a subtitled online event with real-time conversation for spectators. Signed, descriptive audio and noncaptioned versions of the play are offered.
Art Flicks
This organization's emerging playwrights program collective create concise content with this collection of short online plays, delivered via short episodes on the social platform. The playwrights hail from various British locations and the initial installment, written by Eilidh Nurse, includes the performer known for this talented actor. A joint effort with this creative company.
Within the Pages
A YA novel collaboratively authored by Jodi Picoult and her teenage daughter was the inspiration for this high school musical, which merges the challenges of adolescence with a fantastical adventure based on its main character's preferred reading. Presented in the American city in 2022, it's streaming via the theatrical platform.
Fugaces
"La Capitana" was the moniker given to the flamenco dancer this celebrated figure, who became a sensation in the late 1930s. The choreographer and dancer the artist honors her with this performance, recorded during the international performance event earlier this year available through Arte.tv.
