Best Online Stage Picks for November
The Remarkable Journey of Harold Fry
When Rachel Joyce's acclaimed book about a retiree's travels was transformed into last year's movie, it featured a few beautiful tracks by Sam Lee. In recent months, another musician Passenger provided the music and lyrics for Chichester Festival theatre's production, which is moving to the city's performance hub in January. This recording of song renditions, called One for the Road – with extra songs that were cut from the theatrical show and a feature from Jack Wolfe, who played the show's Balladeer – is ready to watch online.
The Mad Hatter's Tea Party
This performance group is presenting A Christmas Carol a contemporary twist this winter, with their production at the famous venue. Rewinding a decade, the same organization reimagined this beloved story with this dance adaptation. Streaming on this streaming service.
The Hedda Adaptation
The playwright relocates Ibsen's play from late 19th-century Kristiania to post-war England and transforms the main character into a former Hollywood star, in an adaptation inspired by the life of Oscar-nominated actor the film star. Hettie Macdonald directs this performer in the world premiere at the Richmond theatre in the London borough. Streaming the end of the month.
Aurélie Dupont's Graceful Instants
Director this creator is best known for his often romantic comedies – but he also has a devotion to ballet. His cinematic work En Corps highlighted performer Marion Barbeau, whose guide Aurélie Dupont, the étoile transitioned to director of dance at the French institution, is featured via incredible artistic sequences in this documentary film, now on this online platform.
The Estate
A blistering turn from this performer powers this filmmaker's contemporary stage production, which comes to the digital platform on mid-November. On that evening, to recognize inclusive media events and two and a half decades of the accessibility organization Stagetext, there's a subtitled online event with interactive discussion for audience members. Signed, descriptive audio and standard formats of this performance are offered.
Mini Dramas
Pentabus's National Young Writers team utilize time effectively with this collection of short online plays, told in short episodes on this digital service. The writers come from different parts of Britain and the premiere episode, written by Eilidh Nurse, features Outlander and Billy Elliot's Gary Lewis. A partnership with this creative company.
Within the Pages
A teenage-focused story collaboratively authored by the bestselling author and her young co-author was the source for this youth-focused show, which blurs the upheavals of adolescence with an imaginative journey drawing from its protagonist's beloved book. Staged in this US location in recent years, it's on BroadwayHD.
Fugaces
"The Captain" was the nickname earned by the Spanish performer this celebrated figure, who achieved fame in the late 1930s. The choreographer and dancer this creator pays tribute to her with this production, recorded during the international performance event in recent months accessible via Arte.tv.
