The Remarkable Journey of Harold Fry
After the author's acclaimed book about a retiree's travels was adapted into last year's movie, it included a few lovely musical numbers by the folk musician. In recent months, fellow folk artist Passenger provided the music and lyrics for the stage adaptation, which will transfer to London's theatre district in the new year. This recording of musical interpretations, called One for the Road – with extra songs that didn't make the stage production and a guest appearance from actor Jack Wolfe, who portrayed the musical narrator – is now accessible to view digitally.
The Mad Hatter's Tea Party
The dance company is giving A Christmas Carol a contemporary twist in the coming months, with Ebony Scrooge at Sadler's Wells. Looking back several years, this creative team reimagined the Lewis Carroll classic with this dance adaptation. Available from this streaming service.
Hedda
The playwright relocates Ibsen's play from historical Oslo to 1948 London and recasts the main character into an ex-actress, in a reimagining inspired by the story of acclaimed performer this Hollywood legend. The director leads the actress in the debut production at the Richmond theatre in the London borough. Accessible late November.
Aurélie Dupont: Instants of Grace
Director Cédric Klapisch is best known for his frequently lighthearted films – but he possesses a devotion to ballet. His 2022 drama called En Corps starred ballerina the artist, whose mentor this celebrated artist, the étoile became artistic leader at this prestigious company, is documented through amazing dance footage in the filmmaker's earlier work, now on the streaming service.
The Property Drama
A blistering turn from Adeel Akhtar powers the director's contemporary stage production, which comes to National Theatre at Home on 12 November. During that time, to mark Captioning Awareness Week and a quarter century of the accessibility organization Stagetext, there's a captioned digital presentation with real-time conversation for audience members. BSL-interpreted, descriptive audio and standard formats of the play are available.
Art Flicks
Pentabus's young talent initiative group make every minute count with these installments of short online plays, delivered via 90-second bursts on the social platform. The creators hail from around the UK and the initial installment, written by the playwright, stars Outlander and Billy Elliot's Gary Lewis. A partnership with this creative company.
Reading Between Lines
A YA novel co-written by Jodi Picoult and her family member was the source for this youth-focused show, which combines the challenges of growing up with a magical story drawing from its heroine's favourite novel. Presented in this US location in 2022, it's available through this performance service.
Fleeting Moments
"La Capitana" was the moniker associated with the flamenco dancer the legendary artist, who gained popularity in the pre-war era. The artistic director this creator honors the legendary dancer with this performance, filmed at the Lyon Dance Biennale in recent months available through Arte.tv.
