Harold Fry's Unexpected Journey
When the author's acclaimed book about an elderly man's road trip was converted into a 2023 film, it featured a few lovely musical numbers by Sam Lee. Earlier this year, fellow folk artist Passenger created the musical compositions for Chichester Festival theatre's production, which will relocate to the city's performance hub in the new year. This recording of track versions, called One for the Road – featuring bonus material that didn't make the musical and a feature from performer Jack Wolfe, who played the show's Balladeer – is currently available to stream.
Wonderland Tea Party
ZooNation is providing this holiday tale a contemporary twist in the coming months, with their production at the famous venue. Returning several years, the same organization reimagined this beloved story with this dance adaptation. Accessible through the online platform.
Hedda
Tanika Gupta relocates the classic drama from historical Oslo to mid-century Britain and recasts the main character into an ex-actress, in a rewrite inspired by the life of acclaimed performer this Hollywood legend. Hettie Macdonald leads Pearl Chanda in the first staging at the Richmond theatre in Richmond. Available late November.
Aurélie Dupont: Instants of Grace
French film-maker Cédric Klapisch is best known for his frequently lighthearted films – but he possesses a love of dance. His cinematic work En Corps featured performer this talented woman, whose teacher Aurélie Dupont, the star performer transitioned to dance director at this prestigious company, is documented via incredible artistic sequences in the filmmaker's earlier work, now on the streaming service.
The Property Drama
A powerful portrayal from this performer fuels the director's recent theatrical work, which comes to this streaming service on the twelfth. On that evening, to mark accessibility awareness and two and a half decades of the inclusion-focused group Stagetext, there's a captioned digital presentation with a live chat for spectators. Signed, audio-described and noncaptioned versions of the play are available.
Art Flicks
Pentabus's young talent initiative collective create concise content with this series of brief theatrical pieces, delivered via short episodes on TikTok. The writers hail from various British locations and the premiere episode, authored by the playwright, includes Outlander and Billy Elliot's the experienced performer. A partnership with Rural Media.
Reading Between Lines
A young adult book collaboratively authored by Jodi Picoult and her family member was the basis for this high school musical, which combines the challenges of adolescence with a magical story drawing from its protagonist's beloved book. Staged in this US location in 2022, it's available through BroadwayHD.
Transient Times
"The Captain" was the title given to the Spanish performer Carmen Amaya, who became a sensation in the late 1930s. The artistic director this creator celebrates this icon with this performance, captured at the international performance event during the current year streaming on this online service.
