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Excellent Online Theatre Picks for The Coming Weeks

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

After Rachel Joyce's popular novel about a senior's journey was adapted into a recent cinematic release, it featured several lovely musical numbers by the folk musician. Earlier this year, fellow folk artist Passenger provided the musical compositions for the theatrical version, which will transfer to London's theatre district in the new year. Passenger's album of musical interpretations, called One for the Road – featuring bonus material that weren't included in the musical and a collaboration from actor Jack Wolfe, who acted as the show's Balladeer – is currently available to view digitally.

The Mad Hatter's Tea Party

ZooNation is presenting the classic story a hip-hop spin in the coming months, with Ebony Scrooge at the famous venue. Looking back ten years, this creative team transformed this beloved story with this Royal Ballet commission. Streaming on Digital Theatre.

Hedda Gabler

Tanika Gupta transfers the classic drama from historical Oslo to post-war England and changes the protagonist into a former Hollywood star, in an adaptation drawing from the experiences of Oscar-nominated actor the film star. Hettie Macdonald guides Pearl Chanda in the first staging at the Orange Tree in Richmond. Streaming 25-28 November.

Aurélie Dupont's Graceful Instants

French film-maker this creator is best known for his typically charming movies – but he additionally maintains a devotion to dance. His cinematic work En Corps highlighted ballerina Marion Barbeau, whose teacher the renowned dancer, the principal dancer turned director of dance at the French institution, is profiled with stunning performance clips in Klapisch's 2010 documentary, now on this online platform.

The Inheritance Story

A powerful portrayal from the actor drives this filmmaker's contemporary stage production, which comes to this streaming service on the twelfth. During that time, to celebrate accessibility awareness and a quarter century of the inclusion-focused group this institution, there's a captioned digital presentation with interactive discussion for viewers. BSL-interpreted, descriptive audio and regular editions of the production are offered.

Art Flicks

The theatre company's emerging playwrights program team create concise content with this collection of short online plays, presented through 90-second bursts on TikTok. The creators come from various British locations and the initial installment, authored by the playwright, features the acclaimed actor from the experienced performer. A joint effort with Rural Media.

Within the Pages

A teenage-focused story jointly created by the bestselling author and her young co-author was the source for this youth-focused show, which merges the challenges of growing up with a magical story inspired by its main character's preferred reading. Performed in this US location in recent years, it's available through the theatrical platform.

Fleeting Moments

"La Capitana" was the moniker given to the Spanish performer Carmen Amaya, who achieved fame in the pre-war era. The choreographer and dancer the artist pays tribute to the legendary dancer with this performance, filmed at the French dance festival earlier this year accessible via Arte.tv.

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