The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
When the author's acclaimed book about a senior's road trip was adapted into last year's movie, it showcased multiple beautiful tracks by Sam Lee. In recent months, another musician Passenger provided the musical compositions for Chichester Festival theatre's production, which is moving to the city's performance hub in January. Passenger's album of musical interpretations, One for the Road – including additional tracks that were cut from the theatrical show and a guest appearance from Jack Wolfe, who acted as the storytelling character – is ready to watch online.
Alice's Tea Party
The dance company is presenting the classic story a hip-hop spin in the coming months, with their production at Sadler's Wells. Looking back a decade, Kate Prince's company revolutionized Alice's Adventures in Wonderland with their ballet production. Streaming on the online platform.
Hedda Gabler
Tanika Gupta moves this theatrical work from historical Oslo to post-war England and recasts the main character into a retired film celebrity, in a reimagining based on the life of award-winning actress Merle Oberon. Hettie Macdonald leads Pearl Chanda in the debut production at the Richmond theatre in the London borough. Streaming the end of the month.
Aurélie Dupont's Graceful Instants
Cinematographer Cédric Klapisch is best known for his often romantic comedies – but he possesses a passion for performance art. His 2022 drama En Corps starred ballerina this talented woman, whose teacher the renowned dancer, the principal dancer turned dance director at the French institution, is documented with stunning performance clips in the filmmaker's earlier work, streaming through this online platform.
The Inheritance Story
A blistering turn from Adeel Akhtar powers the director's contemporary stage production, which comes to National Theatre at Home on 12 November. During that time, to mark accessibility awareness and a quarter century of the inclusion-focused group Stagetext, there's a subtitled online event with real-time conversation for viewers. Signed, narrated and standard formats of the production are available.
Creative Shorts
Pentabus's emerging playwrights program team make every minute count with this series of short online plays, told in 90-second bursts on this digital service. The playwrights come from around the UK and the premiere episode, authored by this writer, includes the performer known for Gary Lewis. A joint effort with the media organization.
Reading Between Lines
A teenage-focused story collaboratively authored by this celebrated writer and her young co-author was the inspiration for this high school musical, which blurs the challenges of teenage years with a fantastical adventure inspired by its heroine's favourite novel. Presented in New York in recent years, it's on BroadwayHD.
Transient Times
"The Captain" was the moniker given to the flamenco dancer the legendary artist, who gained popularity in the pre-war era. The choreographer and dancer this creator pays tribute to the legendary dancer with this artistic work, recorded during the international performance event earlier this year available through the cultural platform.
