Harold Fry's Unexpected Journey
When Rachel Joyce's popular book about an elderly man's road trip was transformed into a 2023 film, it featured several beautiful songs by the folk musician. More recently, another musician Passenger provided the musical compositions for Chichester Festival theatre's production, which will transfer to London's theatre district in January. The musician's collection of song renditions, called One for the Road – featuring additional tracks that weren't included in the theatrical show and a guest appearance from actor Jack Wolfe, who acted as the storytelling character – is currently available to view digitally.
The Mad Hatter's Tea Party
This performance group is giving A Christmas Carol a hip-hop spin in the coming months, with their production at Sadler's Wells. Returning a decade, Kate Prince's company revolutionized the Lewis Carroll classic with this Royal Ballet commission. Available from this streaming service.
The Hedda Adaptation
The playwright relocates the classic drama from late 19th-century Kristiania to 1948 London and recasts the protagonist into a former Hollywood star, in a reimagining based on the life of Oscar-nominated actor the film star. The director leads Pearl Chanda in the world premiere at the Richmond theatre in this location. Available late November.
Aurélie Dupont: Instants of Grace
Director Cédric Klapisch is best known for his frequently lighthearted films – but he possesses a love of ballet. His recent film called En Corps highlighted performer Marion Barbeau, whose teacher this celebrated artist, the principal dancer turned dance director at this prestigious company, is featured via incredible artistic sequences in the filmmaker's earlier work, now on MarqueeTV.
The Estate
A blistering turn from this performer fuels this filmmaker's 2025 political drama, which arrives at the digital platform on the twelfth. That night, to celebrate Captioning Awareness Week and 25 years of the accessibility organization Stagetext, there's a captioned digital presentation with interactive discussion for audience members. British Sign Language, descriptive audio and noncaptioned versions of the production are accessible.
Mini Dramas
Pentabus's young talent initiative team create concise content with this series of short online plays, presented through 90-second bursts on this digital service. The playwrights come from different parts of Britain and the premiere episode, authored by Eilidh Nurse, includes the acclaimed actor from the experienced performer. A collaboration with this creative company.
Reading Between Lines
A teenage-focused story jointly created by this celebrated writer and her family member was the inspiration for this high school musical, which blurs the challenges of growing up with an imaginative journey inspired by its heroine's favourite novel. Staged in this US location in recent years, it's on the theatrical platform.
Fleeting Moments
"The Captain" was the nickname earned by the flamenco dancer Carmen Amaya, who gained popularity in that historical period. The choreographer and dancer Aina Alegre pays tribute to this icon with this artistic work, filmed at the French dance festival during the current year available through the cultural platform.
