The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
When Rachel Joyce's bestselling story about a senior's journey was converted into a 2023 film, it included several beautiful musical numbers by the folk musician. Earlier this year, another musician Passenger provided the music and lyrics for Chichester Festival theatre's production, which is moving to London's theatre district in winter. This recording of musical interpretations, titled One for the Road – including bonus material that didn't make the musical and a guest appearance from actor Jack Wolfe, who played the storytelling character – is now accessible to stream.
Alice's Tea Party
ZooNation is presenting A Christmas Carol a contemporary twist in the coming months, with this adaptation at Sadler's Wells. Returning a decade, the same organization revolutionized the Lewis Carroll classic with their ballet production. Accessible through this streaming service.
Hedda Gabler
This writer relocates this theatrical work from historical Oslo to mid-century Britain and changes the main character into a retired film celebrity, in a rewrite drawing from the story of acclaimed performer Merle Oberon. Hettie Macdonald leads Pearl Chanda in the debut production at this performance venue in this location. Accessible the end of the month.
Aurélie Dupont: Instants of Grace
French film-maker the artist is best known for his often romantic comedies – but he possesses a love of ballet. His 2022 drama En Corps starred ballerina Marion Barbeau, whose teacher the renowned dancer, the star performer transitioned to artistic leader at Paris Opera, is featured through amazing dance footage in Klapisch's 2010 documentary, streaming through this online platform.
The Property Drama
A powerful portrayal from Adeel Akhtar powers Shaan Sahota's contemporary stage production, which arrives at National Theatre at Home on mid-November. During that time, to mark Captioning Awareness Week and 25 years of the accessibility organization Stagetext, there's a subtitled online event with real-time conversation for viewers. Signed, descriptive audio and standard formats of this performance are available.
Art Flicks
Pentabus's emerging playwrights program collective create concise content with these installments of brief theatrical pieces, told in 90-second bursts on TikTok. The writers represent various British locations and the initial installment, authored by this writer, features the acclaimed actor from Gary Lewis. A joint effort with this creative company.
Between the Lines
A teenage-focused story co-written by the bestselling author and her family member was the source for this high school musical, which merges the challenges of teenage years with a fantastical adventure drawing from its main character's preferred reading. Presented in the American city in recent years, it's streaming via this performance service.
Fleeting Moments
"The Captain" was the title earned by the artistic talent Carmen Amaya, who became a sensation in the pre-war era. The artistic director Aina Alegre honors the legendary dancer with this performance, captured at the international performance event in recent months accessible via this online service.
