The Remarkable Journey of Harold Fry
Following Rachel Joyce's bestselling story about a senior's journey was adapted into a recent cinematic release, it included multiple charming songs by the folk musician. More recently, fellow folk artist Passenger provided the music and lyrics for the stage adaptation, which will transfer to London's theatre district in winter. The musician's collection of song renditions, One for the Road – featuring additional tracks that were cut from the stage production and a collaboration from Jack Wolfe, who played the storytelling character – is currently available to stream.
The Mad Hatter's Tea Party
ZooNation is providing A Christmas Carol a hip-hop spin during the holiday season, with their production at the famous venue. Rewinding ten years, the same organization revolutionized this beloved story with their ballet production. Streaming on Digital Theatre.
Hedda Gabler
Tanika Gupta moves this theatrical work from late 19th-century Kristiania to mid-century Britain and transforms the protagonist into a retired film celebrity, in a rewrite inspired by the story of acclaimed performer the film star. Hettie Macdonald leads this performer in the world premiere at the Richmond theatre in the London borough. Available 25-28 November.
Aurélie Dupont: Instants of Grace
French film-maker Cédric Klapisch is best known for his often romantic comedies – but he possesses a passion for performance art. His cinematic work titled En Corps highlighted dancer Marion Barbeau, whose teacher this celebrated artist, the principal dancer turned dance director at Paris Opera, is profiled via incredible artistic sequences in this documentary film, streaming through MarqueeTV.
The Estate
An intense performance from Adeel Akhtar powers the director's contemporary stage production, which arrives at the digital platform on 12 November. That night, to celebrate accessibility awareness and 25 years of the inclusion-focused group Stagetext, there's a subtitled online event with real-time conversation for spectators. British Sign Language, descriptive audio and noncaptioned versions of the production are available.
Creative Shorts
This organization's young talent initiative team utilize time effectively with this series of short online plays, presented through 90-second bursts on this digital service. The creators come from various British locations and the initial installment, written by the playwright, includes Outlander and Billy Elliot's Gary Lewis. A collaboration with Rural Media.
Within the Pages
A young adult book jointly created by the bestselling author and her young co-author was the source for this high school musical, which merges the transformations of growing up with an imaginative journey inspired by its main character's preferred reading. Staged in the American city in the past, it's on BroadwayHD.
Transient Times
"La Capitana" was the nickname associated with the Spanish performer Carmen Amaya, who gained popularity in that historical period. This talented performer Aina Alegre pays tribute to this icon with this performance, captured at the French dance festival earlier this year streaming on the cultural platform.
