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Excellent Online Stage Picks for This Month

The Remarkable Journey of Harold Fry

When Rachel Joyce's bestselling novel about a senior's travels was adapted into last year's movie, it included multiple charming musical numbers by Sam Lee. Earlier this year, fellow folk artist Passenger delivered the musical compositions for Chichester Festival theatre's production, which is moving to the city's performance hub in winter. This recording of song renditions, One for the Road – featuring extra songs that weren't included in the musical and a collaboration from performer Jack Wolfe, who played the storytelling character – is ready to stream.

The Mad Hatter's Tea Party

The dance company is giving A Christmas Carol a hip-hop spin this winter, with their production at Sadler's Wells. Looking back ten years, this creative team transformed the Lewis Carroll classic with this Royal Ballet commission. Available from the online platform.

Hedda

Tanika Gupta relocates the classic drama from historical Oslo to mid-century Britain and transforms the main character into a former Hollywood star, in a reimagining based on the experiences of Oscar-nominated actor this Hollywood legend. This filmmaker guides Pearl Chanda in the world premiere at the Orange Tree in this location. Accessible late November.

Aurélie Dupont: Instants of Grace

French film-maker this creator is best known for his typically charming movies – but he possesses a love of dance. His cinematic work titled En Corps highlighted ballerina this talented woman, whose teacher the renowned dancer, the étoile turned dance director at Paris Opera, is profiled with stunning performance clips in Klapisch's 2010 documentary, currently available on the streaming service.

The Property Drama

A powerful portrayal from this performer drives Shaan Sahota's recent theatrical work, which comes to National Theatre at Home on the twelfth. During that time, to celebrate Captioning Awareness Week and a quarter century of the deaf-led charity this institution, there's a captioned digital presentation with a live chat for spectators. BSL-interpreted, audio-described and regular editions of this performance are accessible.

Creative Shorts

Pentabus's emerging playwrights program collective make every minute count with this series of short online plays, presented through brief segments on the social platform. The creators come from various British locations and the premiere episode, authored by Eilidh Nurse, stars Outlander and Billy Elliot's Gary Lewis. A collaboration with the media organization.

Within the Pages

A YA novel collaboratively authored by this celebrated writer and her young co-author was the source for this high school musical, which combines the upheavals of growing up with a magical story drawing from its heroine's favourite novel. Staged in this US location in recent years, it's available through BroadwayHD.

Fugaces

"This Leader" was the title earned by the Spanish performer the legendary artist, who gained popularity in that historical period. This talented performer the artist honors the legendary dancer with this performance, recorded during the French dance festival in recent months available through this online service.

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