Best Online Stage Picks for The Coming Weeks
Harold Fry's Unexpected Journey
Following Rachel Joyce's acclaimed novel about a retiree's journey was adapted into a recent cinematic release, it included a few beautiful musical numbers by Sam Lee. More recently, singer-songwriter Passenger delivered the musical compositions for the theatrical version, which will relocate to the city's performance hub in the new year. The musician's collection of musical interpretations, One for the Road – featuring additional tracks that weren't included in the musical and a feature from Jack Wolfe, who portrayed the musical narrator – is ready to view digitally.
Alice's Tea Party
This performance group is presenting A Christmas Carol an urban interpretation during the holiday season, with their production at this renowned theatre. Rewinding several years, Kate Prince's company transformed this beloved story with this Royal Ballet commission. Available from Digital Theatre.
Hedda Gabler
Tanika Gupta transfers this theatrical work from 19th century Norway to mid-century Britain and transforms the protagonist into an ex-actress, in a reimagining drawing from the story of Oscar-nominated actor this Hollywood legend. The director leads Pearl Chanda in the debut production at this performance venue in Richmond. Streaming late November.
Aurélie Dupont: Instants of Grace
Cinematographer Cédric Klapisch is best known for his often romantic comedies – but he possesses a passion for ballet. His cinematic work called En Corps highlighted performer this talented woman, whose guide Aurélie Dupont, the étoile transitioned to artistic leader at the French institution, is featured through amazing dance footage in Klapisch's 2010 documentary, streaming through MarqueeTV.
The Inheritance Story
A blistering turn from Adeel Akhtar powers the director's contemporary stage production, which comes to National Theatre at Home on 12 November. On that evening, to celebrate Captioning Awareness Week and a quarter century of the accessibility organization Stagetext, there's a subtitled online event with a live chat for viewers. Signed, descriptive audio and regular editions of this performance are offered.
Art Flicks
Pentabus's young talent initiative group make every minute count with this series of brief theatrical pieces, presented through 90-second bursts on this digital service. The creators come from around the UK and the initial installment, written by the playwright, features the performer known for this talented actor. A collaboration with Rural Media.
Reading Between Lines
A YA novel collaboratively authored by this celebrated writer and her teenage daughter was the basis for this high school musical, which blurs the challenges of teenage years with a fantastical adventure inspired by its main character's preferred reading. Presented in New York in 2022, it's on this performance service.
Transient Times
"This Leader" was the title associated with the flamenco dancer Carmen Amaya, who became a sensation in that historical period. The choreographer and dancer Aina Alegre celebrates the legendary dancer with this performance, recorded during the international performance event in recent months available through the cultural platform.
