Best Online Theatre Picks for The Coming Weeks
Harold Fry's Unexpected Journey
When Rachel Joyce's bestselling story about an elderly man's travels was transformed into last year's movie, it included several charming tracks by artist Sam Lee. More recently, fellow folk artist Passenger provided the music and lyrics for the stage adaptation, which is moving to the city's performance hub in January. This recording of musical interpretations, called One for the Road – including additional tracks that weren't included in the stage production and a collaboration from Jack Wolfe, who acted as the show's Balladeer – is ready to watch online.
The Mad Hatter's Tea Party
This performance group is presenting the classic story a hip-hop spin this winter, with their production at Sadler's Wells. Returning ten years, this creative team reimagined Alice's Adventures in Wonderland with this Royal Ballet commission. Streaming on Digital Theatre.
Hedda Gabler
The playwright transfers Ibsen's play from historical Oslo to post-war England and recasts the main character into a retired film celebrity, in an adaptation inspired by the life of acclaimed performer this Hollywood legend. The director directs Pearl Chanda in the debut production at the Orange Tree in Richmond. Streaming the end of the month.
Moments of Grace with Aurélie Dupont
Cinematographer this creator is most famous for his often romantic comedies – but he possesses a devotion to dance. His cinematic work En Corps starred ballerina this talented woman, whose mentor Aurélie Dupont, the star performer transitioned to dance director at the French institution, is featured via incredible artistic sequences in the filmmaker's earlier work, currently available on the streaming service.
The Property Drama
An intense performance from the actor powers this filmmaker's 2025 political drama, which will be available on the digital platform on the twelfth. That night, to recognize Captioning Awareness Week and a quarter century of the inclusion-focused group Stagetext, there's a captioned digital presentation with real-time conversation for viewers. Signed, narrated and standard formats of the play are offered.
Mini Dramas
The theatre company's National Young Writers group create concise content with these installments of mini digital dramas, delivered via 90-second bursts on TikTok. The writers come from different parts of Britain and the initial installment, created by the playwright, includes the acclaimed actor from the experienced performer. A collaboration with Rural Media.
Reading Between Lines
A young adult book collaboratively authored by this celebrated writer and her family member was the inspiration for this teenage production, which merges the upheavals of adolescence with a fantastical adventure drawing from its main character's preferred reading. Staged in the American city in recent years, it's streaming via this performance service.
Fleeting Moments
"This Leader" was the nickname associated with the Spanish performer the legendary artist, who gained popularity in the pre-war era. The artistic director Aina Alegre celebrates her with this performance, captured at the international performance event earlier this year streaming on the cultural platform.