Excellent Streaming Theatre Selections for This Month
Harold Fry's Unexpected Journey
When Rachel Joyce's acclaimed book about a senior's road trip was converted into a recent cinematic release, it featured a few lovely tracks by the folk musician. More recently, singer-songwriter Passenger created the music and lyrics for the stage adaptation, which will relocate to the West End in the new year. Passenger's album of song renditions, One for the Road – including additional tracks that were cut from the stage production and a collaboration from performer Jack Wolfe, who acted as the show's Balladeer – is ready to stream.
Alice's Tea Party
ZooNation is providing the classic story an urban interpretation this winter, with Ebony Scrooge at the famous venue. Returning a decade, Kate Prince's company reimagined the Lewis Carroll classic with this dance adaptation. Accessible through Digital Theatre.
Hedda Gabler
This writer relocates this theatrical work from late 19th-century Kristiania to mid-century Britain and recasts the main character into a former Hollywood star, in an adaptation drawing from the story of acclaimed performer this Hollywood legend. The director directs the actress in the first staging at the Orange Tree in the London borough. Streaming the end of the month.
Moments of Grace with Aurélie Dupont
Director Cédric Klapisch is most famous for his frequently lighthearted films – but he also has a love of performance art. His cinematic work En Corps featured dancer the artist, whose teacher this celebrated artist, the étoile turned artistic leader at Paris Opera, is documented via incredible artistic sequences in Klapisch's 2010 documentary, now on the streaming service.
The Inheritance Story
A powerful portrayal from Adeel Akhtar drives the director's 2025 political drama, which comes to National Theatre at Home on 12 November. On that evening, to celebrate Captioning Awareness Week and a quarter century of the deaf-led charity this institution, there's a captioned digital presentation with a live chat for audience members. British Sign Language, audio-described and noncaptioned versions of this performance are available.
Mini Dramas
The theatre company's emerging playwrights program team make every minute count with this collection of brief theatrical pieces, presented through short episodes on the social platform. The playwrights hail from various British locations and the initial installment, authored by Eilidh Nurse, features the acclaimed actor from the experienced performer. A collaboration with Rural Media.
Within the Pages
A teenage-focused story jointly created by this celebrated writer and her teenage daughter was the basis for this youth-focused show, which blurs the transformations of adolescence with a fantastical adventure based on its main character's preferred reading. Presented in the American city in 2022, it's available through BroadwayHD.
Transient Times
"This Leader" was the moniker given to the flamenco dancer the legendary artist, who became a sensation in the late 1930s. This talented performer Aina Alegre celebrates the legendary dancer with this performance, filmed at the international performance event in recent months available through this online service.
