The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
After this writer's bestselling novel about a senior's travels was transformed into a 2023 film, it featured multiple lovely tracks by the folk musician. In recent months, singer-songwriter Passenger created the musical compositions for Chichester Festival theatre's production, which will relocate to the West End in the new year. This recording of track versions, titled One for the Road – featuring additional tracks that weren't included in the stage production and a collaboration from actor Jack Wolfe, who portrayed the storytelling character – is now accessible to view digitally.
Wonderland Tea Party
ZooNation is providing A Christmas Carol a contemporary twist in the coming months, with Ebony Scrooge at Sadler's Wells. Rewinding several years, this creative team reimagined the Lewis Carroll classic with this Royal Ballet commission. Accessible through Digital Theatre.
Hedda
The playwright transfers this theatrical work from historical Oslo to mid-century Britain and changes the main character into a former Hollywood star, in a rewrite drawing from the life of acclaimed performer Merle Oberon. Hettie Macdonald leads the actress in the first staging at the Orange Tree in Richmond. Accessible 25-28 November.
Aurélie Dupont: Instants of Grace
Director Cédric Klapisch is best known for his often romantic comedies – but he also has a love of performance art. His 2022 drama called En Corps starred ballerina the artist, whose mentor the renowned dancer, the star performer became dance director at this prestigious company, is profiled via incredible artistic sequences in the filmmaker's earlier work, now on the streaming service.
The Property Drama
An intense performance from this performer powers Shaan Sahota's contemporary stage production, which comes to the digital platform on 12 November. On that evening, to celebrate Captioning Awareness Week and 25 years of the accessibility organization Stagetext, there's a captioned digital presentation with a live chat for spectators. British Sign Language, audio-described and noncaptioned versions of this performance are accessible.
Creative Shorts
Pentabus's emerging playwrights program collective make every minute count with these installments of short online plays, delivered via short episodes on the social platform. The creators represent around the UK and the first in the series, created by the playwright, includes Outlander and Billy Elliot's the experienced performer. A partnership with Rural Media.
Reading Between Lines
A YA novel collaboratively authored by the bestselling author and her family member was the source for this youth-focused show, which merges the challenges of growing up with an imaginative journey inspired by its heroine's favourite novel. Performed in this US location in 2022, it's available through BroadwayHD.
Fugaces
"La Capitana" was the nickname given to the Spanish performer this celebrated figure, who achieved fame in the late 1930s. The artistic director Aina Alegre pays tribute to this icon with this artistic work, captured at the Lyon Dance Biennale earlier this year available through Arte.tv.
