Top Digital Performance Picks for This Month
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
When this writer's acclaimed novel about a senior's road trip was adapted into last year's movie, it included a few beautiful songs by artist Sam Lee. More recently, fellow folk artist Passenger created the songs for Chichester Festival theatre's production, which is moving to London's theatre district in winter. This recording of musical interpretations, One for the Road – featuring additional tracks that didn't make the stage production and a guest appearance from performer Jack Wolfe, who played the show's Balladeer – is currently available to stream.
The Mad Hatter's Tea Party
The dance company is giving A Christmas Carol an urban interpretation during the holiday season, with their production at Sadler's Wells. Looking back ten years, this creative team revolutionized Alice's Adventures in Wonderland with this dance adaptation. Streaming on the online platform.
The Hedda Adaptation
This writer moves this theatrical work from late 19th-century Kristiania to mid-century Britain and recasts the main character into an ex-actress, in a rewrite drawing from the life of acclaimed performer this Hollywood legend. The director leads Pearl Chanda in the debut production at this performance venue in Richmond. Available the end of the month.
Aurélie Dupont: Instants of Grace
Director Cédric Klapisch is most famous for his often romantic comedies – but he possesses a love of performance art. His cinematic work En Corps highlighted performer the artist, whose teacher Aurélie Dupont, the principal dancer turned artistic leader at this prestigious company, is profiled through amazing dance footage in Klapisch's 2010 documentary, now on MarqueeTV.
The Property Drama
A blistering turn from Adeel Akhtar drives Shaan Sahota's 2025 political drama, which will be available on the digital platform on 12 November. That night, to recognize Captioning Awareness Week and two and a half decades of the inclusion-focused group the company, there's a subtitled online event with real-time conversation for audience members. British Sign Language, descriptive audio and standard formats of the play are available.
Art Flicks
The theatre company's emerging playwrights program group utilize time effectively with these installments of brief theatrical pieces, delivered via brief segments on the social platform. The playwrights come from around the UK and the first in the series, written by Eilidh Nurse, includes Outlander and Billy Elliot's the experienced performer. A collaboration with the media organization.
Reading Between Lines
A young adult book collaboratively authored by this celebrated writer and her teenage daughter was the basis for this youth-focused show, which blurs the upheavals of adolescence with a magical story drawing from its heroine's favourite novel. Presented in this US location in 2022, it's streaming via BroadwayHD.
Fugaces
"La Capitana" was the nickname earned by the Spanish performer Carmen Amaya, who achieved fame in that historical period. The artistic director Aina Alegre honors this icon with this performance, captured at the international performance event in recent months accessible via Arte.tv.
