Excellent Digital Stage Selections for This Month

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

When this writer's acclaimed book about a senior's road trip was adapted into last year's movie, it featured multiple beautiful tracks by Sam Lee. Earlier this year, singer-songwriter Passenger created the musical compositions for Chichester Festival theatre's production, which is moving to the West End in the new year. This recording of song renditions, One for the Road – with additional tracks that weren't included in the theatrical show and a collaboration from Jack Wolfe, who played the musical narrator – is now accessible to view digitally.

Alice's Tea Party

This performance group is presenting A Christmas Carol a contemporary twist in the coming months, with Ebony Scrooge at the famous venue. Returning several years, Kate Prince's company revolutionized Alice's Adventures in Wonderland with their ballet production. Available from Digital Theatre.

Hedda Gabler

The playwright relocates the classic drama from 19th century Norway to mid-century Britain and recasts the protagonist into a retired film celebrity, in a reimagining drawing from the story of Oscar-nominated actor the film star. This filmmaker leads this performer in the debut production at this performance venue in Richmond. Accessible 25-28 November.

Moments of Grace with Aurélie Dupont

Director Cédric Klapisch is primarily recognized for his often romantic comedies – but he possesses a love of performance art. His cinematic work titled En Corps highlighted ballerina this talented woman, whose mentor the renowned dancer, the principal dancer became dance director at Paris Opera, is documented with stunning performance clips in this documentary film, currently available on the streaming service.

The Estate

A blistering turn from the actor fuels the director's contemporary stage production, which comes to National Theatre at Home on mid-November. On that evening, to recognize inclusive media events and 25 years of the accessibility organization the company, there's a subtitled online event with interactive discussion for spectators. BSL-interpreted, audio-described and noncaptioned versions of the production are available.

Creative Shorts

This organization's emerging playwrights program group make every minute count with this series of mini digital dramas, presented through short episodes on the social platform. The creators hail from around the UK and the first in the series, created by this writer, features the acclaimed actor from this talented actor. A collaboration with the media organization.

Between the Lines

A young adult book collaboratively authored by Jodi Picoult and her family member was the inspiration for this teenage production, which merges the upheavals of adolescence with a magical story based on its main character's preferred reading. Presented in this US location in the past, it's on this performance service.

Fleeting Moments

"The Captain" was the title given to the flamenco dancer this celebrated figure, who achieved fame in the late 1930s. The choreographer and dancer this creator celebrates the legendary dancer with this performance, recorded during the Lyon Dance Biennale earlier this year available through Arte.tv.

Kimberly Turner
Kimberly Turner

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