Excellent Digital Theatre Choices for November
Harold Fry's Unexpected Journey
After the author's bestselling book about a retiree's road trip was adapted into last year's movie, it featured several lovely musical numbers by artist Sam Lee. In recent months, fellow folk artist Passenger delivered the music and lyrics for Chichester Festival theatre's production, which is moving to London's theatre district in January. This recording of song renditions, One for the Road – featuring bonus material that were cut from the theatrical show and a collaboration from performer Jack Wolfe, who portrayed the musical narrator – is now accessible to view digitally.
The Mad Hatter's Tea Party
The dance company is providing A Christmas Carol a hip-hop spin this winter, with their production at the famous venue. Returning several years, this creative team transformed the Lewis Carroll classic with this Royal Ballet commission. Streaming on this streaming service.
The Hedda Adaptation
Tanika Gupta relocates this theatrical work from historical Oslo to mid-century Britain and changes Hedda into a former Hollywood star, in a rewrite based on the story of acclaimed performer the film star. This filmmaker guides this performer in the first staging at the Orange Tree in Richmond. Available the end of the month.
Moments of Grace with Aurélie Dupont
Cinematographer Cédric Klapisch is best known for his often romantic comedies – but he possesses a devotion to performance art. His recent film titled En Corps highlighted ballerina the artist, whose mentor Aurélie Dupont, the étoile became artistic leader at this prestigious company, is profiled with stunning performance clips in Klapisch's 2010 documentary, now on this online platform.
The Inheritance Story
An intense performance from this performer fuels Shaan Sahota's contemporary stage production, which will be available on National Theatre at Home on the twelfth. During that time, to recognize Captioning Awareness Week and 25 years of the inclusion-focused group Stagetext, there's a captioned digital presentation with a live chat for spectators. Signed, descriptive audio and standard formats of the play are accessible.
Mini Dramas
Pentabus's emerging playwrights program collective create concise content with this collection of mini digital dramas, presented through brief segments on TikTok. The playwrights hail from around the UK and the premiere episode, authored by the playwright, includes Outlander and Billy Elliot's Gary Lewis. A collaboration with this creative company.
Within the Pages
A young adult book jointly created by Jodi Picoult and her family member was the source for this high school musical, which blurs the upheavals of adolescence with a magical story inspired by its protagonist's beloved book. Performed in the American city in 2022, it's streaming via this performance service.
Transient Times
"The Captain" was the moniker earned by the Spanish performer this celebrated figure, who gained popularity in the late 1930s. The choreographer and dancer the artist honors her with this artistic work, recorded during the international performance event during the current year available through Arte.tv.