Best Online Theatre Choices for The Coming Weeks
Harold Fry's Unexpected Journey
When this writer's bestselling story about a senior's travels was transformed into a 2023 film, it included multiple beautiful songs by artist Sam Lee. More recently, singer-songwriter Passenger delivered the songs for the stage adaptation, which will transfer to the city's performance hub in winter. This recording of song renditions, titled One for the Road – with additional tracks that were cut from the theatrical show and a collaboration from Jack Wolfe, who played the storytelling character – is ready to view digitally.
Alice's Tea Party
ZooNation is giving this holiday tale an urban interpretation this winter, with Ebony Scrooge at the famous venue. Rewinding a decade, Kate Prince's company reimagined the Lewis Carroll classic with their ballet production. Streaming on Digital Theatre.
Hedda Gabler
Tanika Gupta transfers the classic drama from 19th century Norway to 1948 London and changes Hedda into an ex-actress, in a reimagining based on the experiences of award-winning actress this Hollywood legend. The director guides the actress in the debut production at the Orange Tree in this location. Available the end of the month.
Moments of Grace with Aurélie Dupont
French film-maker Cédric Klapisch is most famous for his often romantic comedies – but he also has a passion for ballet. His 2022 drama called En Corps starred dancer Marion Barbeau, whose mentor Aurélie Dupont, the principal dancer turned dance director at Paris Opera, is profiled through amazing dance footage in this documentary film, now on this online platform.
The Property Drama
A blistering turn from this performer powers the director's 2025 political drama, which arrives at this streaming service on the twelfth. During that time, to celebrate Captioning Awareness Week and a quarter century of the deaf-led charity the company, there's a subtitled online event with a live chat for viewers. BSL-interpreted, descriptive audio and noncaptioned versions of the production are accessible.
Creative Shorts
The theatre company's National Young Writers collective utilize time effectively with this collection of brief theatrical pieces, told in 90-second bursts on TikTok. The playwrights represent various British locations and the first in the series, authored by the playwright, features Outlander and Billy Elliot's Gary Lewis. A joint effort with this creative company.
Within the Pages
A teenage-focused story collaboratively authored by the bestselling author and her young co-author was the inspiration for this youth-focused show, which combines the challenges of adolescence with an imaginative journey drawing from its heroine's favourite novel. Performed in New York in the past, it's streaming via this performance service.
Fugaces
"La Capitana" was the title associated with the flamenco dancer this celebrated figure, who gained popularity in the late 1930s. The artistic director the artist honors this icon with this performance, filmed at the international performance event in recent months streaming on the cultural platform.
