Best Streaming Theatre Picks for This Month
The Remarkable Journey of Harold Fry
When Rachel Joyce's popular novel about a retiree's travels was adapted into last year's movie, it featured a few beautiful songs by artist Sam Lee. In recent months, another musician Passenger created the songs for the theatrical version, which will relocate to the West End in January. The musician's collection of track versions, titled One for the Road – with bonus material that weren't included in the stage production and a feature from actor Jack Wolfe, who acted as the storytelling character – is now accessible to stream.
Wonderland Tea Party
This performance group is presenting A Christmas Carol a contemporary twist during the holiday season, with their production at this renowned theatre. Looking back ten years, Kate Prince's company transformed this beloved story with this dance adaptation. Accessible through this streaming service.
Hedda Gabler
The playwright moves the classic drama from 19th century Norway to mid-century Britain and changes Hedda into a retired film celebrity, in a rewrite drawing from the life of acclaimed performer Merle Oberon. This filmmaker leads Pearl Chanda in the first staging at the Orange Tree in Richmond. Accessible 25-28 November.
Moments of Grace with Aurélie Dupont
Director the artist is most famous for his frequently lighthearted films – but he also has a devotion to dance. His recent film titled En Corps featured dancer Marion Barbeau, whose guide the renowned dancer, the étoile became artistic leader at the French institution, is profiled with stunning performance clips in this documentary film, now on this online platform.
The Property Drama
A blistering turn from Adeel Akhtar drives the director's contemporary stage production, which arrives at the digital platform on mid-November. During that time, to mark inclusive media events and 25 years of the deaf-led charity the company, there's a captioned digital presentation with real-time conversation for viewers. British Sign Language, narrated and standard formats of the production are accessible.
Art Flicks
Pentabus's National Young Writers team create concise content with these installments of mini digital dramas, told in short episodes on TikTok. The writers come from various British locations and the first in the series, authored by Eilidh Nurse, features Outlander and Billy Elliot's this talented actor. A joint effort with Rural Media.
Reading Between Lines
A young adult book co-written by Jodi Picoult and her teenage daughter was the inspiration for this youth-focused show, which blurs the upheavals of growing up with a fantastical adventure drawing from its main character's preferred reading. Presented in New York in recent years, it's available through BroadwayHD.
Transient Times
"La Capitana" was the nickname associated with the flamenco dancer Carmen Amaya, who gained popularity in the pre-war era. The choreographer and dancer the artist pays tribute to her with this production, filmed at the Lyon Dance Biennale earlier this year available through the cultural platform.