Harold Fry's Unexpected Journey
After Rachel Joyce's acclaimed story about an elderly man's road trip was transformed into a 2023 film, it featured multiple lovely musical numbers by Sam Lee. Earlier this year, fellow folk artist Passenger created the musical compositions for the theatrical version, which will transfer to the West End in winter. The musician's collection of musical interpretations, titled One for the Road – featuring bonus material that were cut from the musical and a guest appearance from actor Jack Wolfe, who acted as the storytelling character – is now accessible to watch online.
Alice's Tea Party
This performance group is providing the classic story an urban interpretation during the holiday season, with Ebony Scrooge at this renowned theatre. Looking back a decade, this creative team transformed this beloved story with this Royal Ballet commission. Available from this streaming service.
The Hedda Adaptation
Tanika Gupta transfers Ibsen's play from historical Oslo to post-war England and changes Hedda into a retired film celebrity, in an adaptation inspired by the life of award-winning actress Merle Oberon. The director guides the actress in the first staging at the Richmond theatre in Richmond. Accessible 25-28 November.
Moments of Grace with Aurélie Dupont
Director the artist is best known for his typically charming movies – but he additionally maintains a passion for performance art. His cinematic work En Corps starred ballerina Marion Barbeau, whose mentor Aurélie Dupont, the principal dancer turned director of dance at Paris Opera, is documented through amazing dance footage in this documentary film, now on this online platform.
The Inheritance Story
A powerful portrayal from Adeel Akhtar powers this filmmaker's recent theatrical work, which arrives at the digital platform on mid-November. That night, to recognize Captioning Awareness Week and two and a half decades of the deaf-led charity the company, there's a subtitled online event with interactive discussion for viewers. Signed, narrated and noncaptioned versions of this performance are available.
Creative Shorts
The theatre company's young talent initiative team make every minute count with this collection of short online plays, presented through short episodes on the social platform. The creators hail from different parts of Britain and the premiere episode, written by Eilidh Nurse, features the performer known for Gary Lewis. A collaboration with Rural Media.
Within the Pages
A teenage-focused story jointly created by the bestselling author and her young co-author was the inspiration for this teenage production, which blurs the challenges of adolescence with an imaginative journey drawing from its main character's preferred reading. Performed in New York in 2022, it's on the theatrical platform.
Fleeting Moments
"This Leader" was the title given to the Spanish performer the legendary artist, who achieved fame in the late 1930s. The artistic director Aina Alegre honors her with this production, filmed at the international performance event during the current year streaming on Arte.tv.
