Best Digital Performance Selections for This Month
Harold Fry's Unexpected Journey
When Rachel Joyce's bestselling story about an elderly man's journey was converted into a recent cinematic release, it featured several charming musical numbers by Sam Lee. More recently, singer-songwriter Passenger delivered the music and lyrics for the theatrical version, which will relocate to the city's performance hub in winter. This recording of musical interpretations, called One for the Road – with additional tracks that weren't included in the theatrical show and a guest appearance from performer Jack Wolfe, who played the show's Balladeer – is now accessible to stream.
Alice's Tea Party
ZooNation is presenting the classic story a contemporary twist during the holiday season, with their production at this renowned theatre. Rewinding a decade, Kate Prince's company transformed Alice's Adventures in Wonderland with their ballet production. Accessible through this streaming service.
The Hedda Adaptation
The playwright moves Ibsen's play from historical Oslo to mid-century Britain and recasts the protagonist into a retired film celebrity, in an adaptation based on the life of Oscar-nominated actor the film star. Hettie Macdonald guides this performer in the first staging at the Richmond theatre in the London borough. Accessible late November.
Aurélie Dupont: Instants of Grace
Director the artist is primarily recognized for his often romantic comedies – but he additionally maintains a love of dance. His cinematic work En Corps starred ballerina this talented woman, whose mentor Aurélie Dupont, the principal dancer transitioned to dance director at the French institution, is documented with stunning performance clips in Klapisch's 2010 documentary, streaming through this online platform.
The Inheritance Story
An intense performance from Adeel Akhtar drives Shaan Sahota's 2025 political drama, which arrives at National Theatre at Home on the twelfth. That night, to recognize accessibility awareness and two and a half decades of the accessibility organization Stagetext, there's a captioned digital presentation with a live chat for audience members. BSL-interpreted, descriptive audio and noncaptioned versions of this performance are available.
Art Flicks
Pentabus's National Young Writers collective make every minute count with this collection of brief theatrical pieces, delivered via 90-second bursts on TikTok. The playwrights come from different parts of Britain and the initial installment, authored by this writer, features the acclaimed actor from this talented actor. A joint effort with the media organization.
Reading Between Lines
A YA novel co-written by this celebrated writer and her young co-author was the inspiration for this high school musical, which blurs the upheavals of adolescence with a fantastical adventure based on its heroine's favourite novel. Performed in this US location in 2022, it's available through BroadwayHD.
Transient Times
"This Leader" was the title given to the flamenco dancer this celebrated figure, who became a sensation in the pre-war era. The artistic director the artist celebrates this icon with this performance, recorded during the French dance festival in recent months available through Arte.tv.
