Best Online Performance Selections for This Month
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
After the author's popular story about an elderly man's travels was adapted into last year's movie, it included several beautiful songs by the folk musician. In recent months, singer-songwriter Passenger provided the music and lyrics for the theatrical version, which will transfer to the city's performance hub in the new year. The musician's collection of track versions, One for the Road – including extra songs that weren't included in the theatrical show and a collaboration from performer Jack Wolfe, who acted as the musical narrator – is now accessible to stream.
The Mad Hatter's Tea Party
ZooNation is presenting the classic story a contemporary twist during the holiday season, with Ebony Scrooge at Sadler's Wells. Returning ten years, this creative team reimagined the Lewis Carroll classic with this dance adaptation. Available from this streaming service.
The Hedda Adaptation
The playwright transfers this theatrical work from 19th century Norway to post-war England and recasts Hedda into an ex-actress, in a rewrite based on the story of acclaimed performer the film star. The director leads the actress in the debut production at the Orange Tree in this location. Available the end of the month.
Aurélie Dupont's Graceful Instants
Director Cédric Klapisch is most famous for his frequently lighthearted films – but he additionally maintains a passion for performance art. His cinematic work called En Corps starred dancer Marion Barbeau, whose teacher the renowned dancer, the principal dancer transitioned to director of dance at Paris Opera, is profiled via incredible artistic sequences in this documentary film, now on this online platform.
The Property Drama
A blistering turn from Adeel Akhtar fuels this filmmaker's recent theatrical work, which comes to this streaming service on the twelfth. During that time, to recognize Captioning Awareness Week and 25 years of the accessibility organization Stagetext, there's a subtitled online event with interactive discussion for viewers. Signed, narrated and noncaptioned versions of this performance are available.
Art Flicks
Pentabus's young talent initiative group create concise content with this collection of short online plays, told in 90-second bursts on TikTok. The writers represent around the UK and the first in the series, created by this writer, includes the acclaimed actor from the experienced performer. A collaboration with the media organization.
Between the Lines
A teenage-focused story collaboratively authored by the bestselling author and her family member was the inspiration for this teenage production, which merges the transformations of adolescence with a fantastical adventure based on its main character's preferred reading. Presented in New York in recent years, it's on the theatrical platform.
Fugaces
"The Captain" was the moniker associated with the Spanish performer this celebrated figure, who became a sensation in that historical period. The artistic director Aina Alegre celebrates her with this production, captured at the Lyon Dance Biennale during the current year streaming on Arte.tv.
