The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
Following Rachel Joyce's bestselling book about a retiree's road trip was transformed into a 2023 film, it included several charming songs by Sam Lee. More recently, another musician Passenger created the songs for the stage adaptation, which is moving to the city's performance hub in the new year. This recording of musical interpretations, One for the Road – with additional tracks that were cut from the musical and a collaboration from Jack Wolfe, who portrayed the storytelling character – is currently available to view digitally.
The Mad Hatter's Tea Party
The dance company is presenting the classic story a contemporary twist in the coming months, with Ebony Scrooge at the famous venue. Looking back a decade, the same organization reimagined the Lewis Carroll classic with their ballet production. Streaming on Digital Theatre.
Hedda Gabler
Tanika Gupta moves this theatrical work from historical Oslo to post-war England and changes Hedda into a former Hollywood star, in a rewrite drawing from the life of award-winning actress Merle Oberon. The director guides the actress in the first staging at the Richmond theatre in this location. Streaming late November.
Aurélie Dupont's Graceful Instants
French film-maker Cédric Klapisch is primarily recognized for his typically charming movies – but he additionally maintains a love of performance art. His cinematic work called En Corps highlighted performer Marion Barbeau, whose mentor the renowned dancer, the principal dancer transitioned to director of dance at the French institution, is documented via incredible artistic sequences in Klapisch's 2010 documentary, now on this online platform.
The Property Drama
An intense performance from Adeel Akhtar powers the director's recent theatrical work, which comes to National Theatre at Home on mid-November. On that evening, to celebrate accessibility awareness and 25 years of the accessibility organization Stagetext, there's a captioned digital presentation with interactive discussion for viewers. British Sign Language, narrated and noncaptioned versions of this performance are accessible.
Creative Shorts
Pentabus's emerging playwrights program group create concise content with this collection of brief theatrical pieces, delivered via brief segments on this digital service. The writers represent around the UK and the premiere episode, created by the playwright, stars the acclaimed actor from this talented actor. A partnership with the media organization.
Between the Lines
A YA novel co-written by Jodi Picoult and her teenage daughter was the source for this high school musical, which merges the transformations of adolescence with a fantastical adventure drawing from its protagonist's beloved book. Staged in this US location in the past, it's streaming via this performance service.
Transient Times
"La Capitana" was the title given to the flamenco dancer Carmen Amaya, who achieved fame in the pre-war era. The choreographer and dancer the artist celebrates her with this artistic work, recorded during the Lyon Dance Biennale earlier this year streaming on the cultural platform.
