The Remarkable Journey of Harold Fry
When Rachel Joyce's bestselling story about a senior's travels was transformed into last year's movie, it included a few charming tracks by the folk musician. More recently, another musician Passenger provided the musical compositions for the theatrical version, which will relocate to London's theatre district in winter. Passenger's album of musical interpretations, called One for the Road – featuring additional tracks that weren't included in the musical and a collaboration from Jack Wolfe, who portrayed the show's Balladeer – is currently available to watch online.
Wonderland Tea Party
The dance company is providing the classic story a hip-hop spin this winter, with Ebony Scrooge at Sadler's Wells. Rewinding several years, Kate Prince's company revolutionized Alice's Adventures in Wonderland with their ballet production. Available from the online platform.
The Hedda Adaptation
Tanika Gupta transfers Ibsen's play from historical Oslo to post-war England and transforms the main character into an ex-actress, in a rewrite based on the story of acclaimed performer the film star. This filmmaker directs Pearl Chanda in the first staging at the Richmond theatre in Richmond. Accessible the end of the month.
Aurélie Dupont's Graceful Instants
Cinematographer Cédric Klapisch is primarily recognized for his often romantic comedies – but he possesses a love of ballet. His recent film titled En Corps featured ballerina Marion Barbeau, whose mentor this celebrated artist, the principal dancer became artistic leader at Paris Opera, is profiled through amazing dance footage in the filmmaker's earlier work, now on MarqueeTV.
The Inheritance Story
A powerful portrayal from Adeel Akhtar fuels Shaan Sahota's contemporary stage production, which arrives at National Theatre at Home on mid-November. On that evening, to celebrate Captioning Awareness Week and 25 years of the inclusion-focused group this institution, there's a captioned digital presentation with interactive discussion for viewers. British Sign Language, audio-described and standard formats of this performance are offered.
Mini Dramas
The theatre company's emerging playwrights program collective create concise content with this collection of short online plays, told in 90-second bursts on this digital service. The creators represent around the UK and the initial installment, authored by this writer, features the acclaimed actor from Gary Lewis. A collaboration with this creative company.
Between the Lines
A young adult book co-written by Jodi Picoult and her family member was the inspiration for this teenage production, which blurs the upheavals of teenage years with a fantastical adventure based on its main character's preferred reading. Presented in this US location in 2022, it's available through this performance service.
Transient Times
"La Capitana" was the title given to the flamenco dancer Carmen Amaya, who gained popularity in the late 1930s. The artistic director Aina Alegre pays tribute to the legendary dancer with this artistic work, captured at the international performance event earlier this year streaming on the cultural platform.
