Top Streaming Stage Picks for The Coming Weeks
The Remarkable Journey of Harold Fry
Following Rachel Joyce's bestselling book about a senior's travels was transformed into last year's movie, it featured multiple lovely tracks by Sam Lee. In recent months, fellow folk artist Passenger provided the music and lyrics for the theatrical version, which will relocate to London's theatre district in the new year. This recording of musical interpretations, One for the Road – featuring additional tracks that were cut from the stage production and a guest appearance from actor Jack Wolfe, who played the musical narrator – is currently available to stream.
Wonderland Tea Party
This performance group is presenting this holiday tale a hip-hop spin during the holiday season, with Ebony Scrooge at this renowned theatre. Looking back a decade, this creative team revolutionized this beloved story with this dance adaptation. Available from the online platform.
Hedda Gabler
The playwright transfers this theatrical work from 19th century Norway to 1948 London and changes Hedda into a retired film celebrity, in an adaptation based on the experiences of Oscar-nominated actor Merle Oberon. The director directs Pearl Chanda in the world premiere at the Orange Tree in the London borough. Available 25-28 November.
Aurélie Dupont's Graceful Instants
French film-maker Cédric Klapisch is best known for his often romantic comedies – but he also has a devotion to ballet. His cinematic work called En Corps featured ballerina the artist, whose guide the renowned dancer, the star performer became artistic leader at Paris Opera, is featured via incredible artistic sequences in this documentary film, streaming through this online platform.
The Property Drama
A blistering turn from Adeel Akhtar fuels this filmmaker's recent theatrical work, which comes to National Theatre at Home on mid-November. On that evening, to recognize Captioning Awareness Week and a quarter century of the inclusion-focused group the company, there's a captioned digital presentation with real-time conversation for viewers. Signed, audio-described and noncaptioned versions of this performance are offered.
Mini Dramas
The theatre company's emerging playwrights program team create concise content with this series of short online plays, delivered via 90-second bursts on this digital service. The playwrights represent around the UK and the initial installment, authored by the playwright, stars Outlander and Billy Elliot's Gary Lewis. A collaboration with the media organization.
Reading Between Lines
A YA novel co-written by this celebrated writer and her teenage daughter was the source for this youth-focused show, which combines the transformations of teenage years with a magical story inspired by its heroine's favourite novel. Staged in the American city in the past, it's available through this performance service.
Fleeting Moments
"This Leader" was the moniker given to the flamenco dancer this celebrated figure, who achieved fame in the late 1930s. The artistic director this creator pays tribute to her with this performance, recorded during the French dance festival in recent months available through the cultural platform.
