Harold Fry's Unexpected Journey
When Rachel Joyce's acclaimed book about a retiree's road trip was converted into a recent cinematic release, it included several beautiful tracks by artist Sam Lee. More recently, another musician Passenger provided the music and lyrics for Chichester Festival theatre's production, which will relocate to the West End in the new year. Passenger's album of musical interpretations, One for the Road – with additional tracks that weren't included in the musical and a feature from Jack Wolfe, who played the storytelling character – is currently available to watch online.
The Mad Hatter's Tea Party
This performance group is giving this holiday tale a hip-hop spin this winter, with this adaptation at the famous venue. Returning a decade, the same organization reimagined the Lewis Carroll classic with this dance adaptation. Streaming on Digital Theatre.
The Hedda Adaptation
This writer transfers Ibsen's play from historical Oslo to mid-century Britain and changes Hedda into a former Hollywood star, in an adaptation based on the experiences of award-winning actress Merle Oberon. The director directs the actress in the first staging at the Orange Tree in Richmond. Available late November.
Aurélie Dupont's Graceful Instants
French film-maker this creator is primarily recognized for his often romantic comedies – but he possesses a devotion to performance art. His 2022 drama En Corps highlighted performer the artist, whose mentor Aurélie Dupont, the star performer transitioned to dance director at the French institution, is featured through amazing dance footage in this documentary film, streaming through the streaming service.
The Property Drama
A powerful portrayal from the actor drives Shaan Sahota's recent theatrical work, which will be available on the digital platform on 12 November. During that time, to mark Captioning Awareness Week and 25 years of the inclusion-focused group the company, there's a subtitled online event with interactive discussion for viewers. British Sign Language, descriptive audio and standard formats of the production are accessible.
Creative Shorts
The theatre company's National Young Writers collective create concise content with this series of brief theatrical pieces, delivered via 90-second bursts on TikTok. The playwrights represent different parts of Britain and the first in the series, written by this writer, stars the acclaimed actor from this talented actor. A collaboration with this creative company.
Reading Between Lines
A YA novel collaboratively authored by the bestselling author and her young co-author was the inspiration for this high school musical, which merges the challenges of adolescence with a fantastical adventure inspired by its heroine's favourite novel. Performed in New York in recent years, it's available through this performance service.
Fugaces
"This Leader" was the title associated with the flamenco dancer Carmen Amaya, who gained popularity in that historical period. The artistic director Aina Alegre pays tribute to her with this performance, filmed at the Lyon Dance Biennale during the current year accessible via this online service.
