Top Online Performance Selections for This Month
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
Following the author's acclaimed book about a retiree's journey was converted into last year's movie, it included several lovely tracks by the folk musician. More recently, fellow folk artist Passenger provided the songs for Chichester Festival theatre's production, which will transfer to London's theatre district in January. The musician's collection of track versions, One for the Road – including additional tracks that weren't included in the musical and a feature from performer Jack Wolfe, who portrayed the show's Balladeer – is ready to stream.
Alice's Tea Party
ZooNation is providing the classic story a contemporary twist this winter, with their production at the famous venue. Rewinding ten years, Kate Prince's company revolutionized Alice's Adventures in Wonderland with this dance adaptation. Streaming on this streaming service.
Hedda Gabler
The playwright moves the classic drama from late 19th-century Kristiania to 1948 London and transforms the protagonist into a former Hollywood star, in a rewrite drawing from the experiences of award-winning actress Merle Oberon. The director leads the actress in the debut production at the Richmond theatre in the London borough. Accessible the end of the month.
Aurélie Dupont's Graceful Instants
French film-maker the artist is best known for his typically charming movies – but he also has a passion for dance. His 2022 drama called En Corps highlighted ballerina the artist, whose mentor Aurélie Dupont, the étoile became director of dance at the French institution, is featured via incredible artistic sequences in Klapisch's 2010 documentary, currently available on MarqueeTV.
The Inheritance Story
An intense performance from the actor powers the director's recent theatrical work, which arrives at National Theatre at Home on mid-November. That night, to celebrate Captioning Awareness Week and 25 years of the inclusion-focused group this institution, there's a subtitled online event with real-time conversation for audience members. BSL-interpreted, audio-described and regular editions of the production are accessible.
Creative Shorts
Pentabus's emerging playwrights program collective utilize time effectively with this series of mini digital dramas, presented through 90-second bursts on this digital service. The creators come from different parts of Britain and the initial installment, authored by this writer, stars the acclaimed actor from Gary Lewis. A partnership with this creative company.
Between the Lines
A young adult book jointly created by this celebrated writer and her young co-author was the inspiration for this teenage production, which merges the upheavals of teenage years with an imaginative journey based on its protagonist's beloved book. Staged in this US location in 2022, it's on this performance service.
Transient Times
"The Captain" was the moniker given to the flamenco dancer this celebrated figure, who achieved fame in the late 1930s. The artistic director Aina Alegre pays tribute to her with this artistic work, filmed at the international performance event earlier this year accessible via this online service.