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Best Online Performance Selections for This Month

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

After the author's bestselling book about a retiree's travels was adapted into a 2023 film, it featured a few lovely tracks by the folk musician. Earlier this year, singer-songwriter Passenger provided the musical compositions for Chichester Festival theatre's production, which will relocate to the West End in winter. This recording of song renditions, called One for the Road – featuring additional tracks that were cut from the theatrical show and a collaboration from Jack Wolfe, who acted as the show's Balladeer – is now accessible to watch online.

Wonderland Tea Party

ZooNation is giving this holiday tale a hip-hop spin in the coming months, with this adaptation at Sadler's Wells. Returning a decade, Kate Prince's company revolutionized this beloved story with this dance adaptation. Streaming on the online platform.

The Hedda Adaptation

The playwright relocates Ibsen's play from late 19th-century Kristiania to mid-century Britain and transforms the protagonist into a retired film celebrity, in a reimagining drawing from the life of Oscar-nominated actor this Hollywood legend. The director guides the actress in the first staging at the Richmond theatre in the London borough. Available the end of the month.

Aurélie Dupont's Graceful Instants

Director Cédric Klapisch is best known for his typically charming movies – but he additionally maintains a devotion to ballet. His 2022 drama En Corps starred ballerina Marion Barbeau, whose mentor Aurélie Dupont, the étoile transitioned to artistic leader at this prestigious company, is featured with stunning performance clips in Klapisch's 2010 documentary, currently available on this online platform.

The Estate

An intense performance from this performer drives Shaan Sahota's 2025 political drama, which comes to National Theatre at Home on the twelfth. That night, to mark Captioning Awareness Week and a quarter century of the inclusion-focused group this institution, there's an accessible streaming experience with interactive discussion for audience members. BSL-interpreted, descriptive audio and standard formats of the production are available.

Creative Shorts

The theatre company's National Young Writers group create concise content with this collection of short online plays, told in short episodes on TikTok. The writers come from various British locations and the initial installment, created by the playwright, stars the performer known for Gary Lewis. A collaboration with Rural Media.

Within the Pages

A YA novel jointly created by the bestselling author and her teenage daughter was the basis for this high school musical, which merges the transformations of adolescence with an imaginative journey inspired by its main character's preferred reading. Staged in the American city in the past, it's on this performance service.

Fleeting Moments

"La Capitana" was the moniker earned by the Spanish performer the legendary artist, who gained popularity in the pre-war era. The choreographer and dancer the artist honors the legendary dancer with this production, filmed at the Lyon Dance Biennale in recent months streaming on Arte.tv.

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