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Best Online Performance Picks for This Month

Harold Fry's Unexpected Journey

Following Rachel Joyce's bestselling book about an elderly man's road trip was converted into a 2023 film, it featured several beautiful musical numbers by Sam Lee. More recently, another musician Passenger provided the music and lyrics for the stage adaptation, which is moving to the West End in the new year. The musician's collection of musical interpretations, One for the Road – including additional tracks that were cut from the theatrical show and a guest appearance from performer Jack Wolfe, who played the musical narrator – is currently available to view digitally.

Alice's Tea Party

This performance group is providing the classic story a contemporary twist this winter, with this adaptation at this renowned theatre. Looking back several years, Kate Prince's company revolutionized this beloved story with their ballet production. Accessible through the online platform.

The Hedda Adaptation

This writer transfers this theatrical work from historical Oslo to mid-century Britain and changes Hedda into a former Hollywood star, in a rewrite based on the life of award-winning actress Merle Oberon. The director guides Pearl Chanda in the first staging at the Orange Tree in this location. Available late November.

Aurélie Dupont: Instants of Grace

French film-maker this creator is primarily recognized for his frequently lighthearted films – but he possesses a devotion to dance. His 2022 drama called En Corps highlighted dancer the artist, whose mentor Aurélie Dupont, the principal dancer became director of dance at the French institution, is featured via incredible artistic sequences in the filmmaker's earlier work, currently available on this online platform.

The Estate

An intense performance from the actor fuels the director's 2025 political drama, which comes to National Theatre at Home on 12 November. That night, to recognize Captioning Awareness Week and two and a half decades of the accessibility organization Stagetext, there's a captioned digital presentation with interactive discussion for spectators. BSL-interpreted, descriptive audio and noncaptioned versions of this performance are accessible.

Art Flicks

Pentabus's National Young Writers collective create concise content with this series of brief theatrical pieces, told in 90-second bursts on TikTok. The playwrights represent around the UK and the first in the series, written by the playwright, includes the performer known for this talented actor. A partnership with this creative company.

Reading Between Lines

A teenage-focused story co-written by Jodi Picoult and her teenage daughter was the inspiration for this high school musical, which merges the transformations of teenage years with a magical story inspired by its heroine's favourite novel. Presented in the American city in 2022, it's on this performance service.

Transient Times

"La Capitana" was the nickname associated with the Spanish performer this celebrated figure, who achieved fame in the pre-war era. This talented performer Aina Alegre pays tribute to this icon with this performance, recorded during the French dance festival during the current year streaming on the cultural platform.

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