Best Streaming Theatre Selections for This Month
The Remarkable Journey of Harold Fry
When the author's popular novel about a senior's travels was converted into a 2023 film, it included multiple lovely tracks by the folk musician. More recently, another musician Passenger created the music and lyrics for the stage adaptation, which will relocate to London's theatre district in the new year. Passenger's album of song renditions, titled One for the Road – featuring additional tracks that weren't included in the stage production and a feature from actor Jack Wolfe, who played the storytelling character – is ready to watch online.
Wonderland Tea Party
This performance group is providing this holiday tale a contemporary twist this winter, with their production at Sadler's Wells. Rewinding several years, this creative team transformed this beloved story with this dance adaptation. Streaming on this streaming service.
Hedda Gabler
Tanika Gupta moves this theatrical work from 19th century Norway to post-war England and recasts Hedda into a former Hollywood star, in a reimagining inspired by the story of award-winning actress this Hollywood legend. Hettie Macdonald leads this performer in the world premiere at the Orange Tree in Richmond. Available the end of the month.
Aurélie Dupont: Instants of Grace
French film-maker Cédric Klapisch is most famous for his often romantic comedies – but he also has a love of performance art. His 2022 drama called En Corps highlighted dancer the artist, whose guide the renowned dancer, the étoile became dance director at the French institution, is documented with stunning performance clips in this documentary film, streaming through the streaming service.
The Inheritance Story
A blistering turn from Adeel Akhtar fuels Shaan Sahota's 2025 political drama, which comes to this streaming service on the twelfth. During that time, to mark accessibility awareness and two and a half decades of the accessibility organization Stagetext, there's a subtitled online event with interactive discussion for audience members. British Sign Language, descriptive audio and noncaptioned versions of the production are available.
Mini Dramas
The theatre company's emerging playwrights program collective create concise content with this collection of short online plays, presented through short episodes on the social platform. The writers represent various British locations and the premiere episode, authored by this writer, features Outlander and Billy Elliot's Gary Lewis. A collaboration with the media organization.
Within the Pages
A YA novel jointly created by Jodi Picoult and her family member was the basis for this teenage production, which merges the upheavals of growing up with a fantastical adventure based on its main character's preferred reading. Presented in the American city in the past, it's on this performance service.
Fugaces
"This Leader" was the moniker earned by the artistic talent this celebrated figure, who achieved fame in the late 1930s. The artistic director this creator honors the legendary dancer with this performance, recorded during the international performance event earlier this year accessible via this online service.