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Best Digital Performance Picks for The Coming Weeks

Harold Fry's Unexpected Journey

After the author's popular novel about an elderly man's road trip was converted into a 2023 film, it featured several beautiful musical numbers by Sam Lee. In recent months, fellow folk artist Passenger created the music and lyrics for the stage adaptation, which will relocate to the city's performance hub in January. This recording of song renditions, called One for the Road – with bonus material that were cut from the theatrical show and a feature from actor Jack Wolfe, who portrayed the musical narrator – is currently available to stream.

Alice's Tea Party

This performance group is providing this holiday tale a contemporary twist in the coming months, with this adaptation at Sadler's Wells. Rewinding a decade, Kate Prince's company reimagined Alice's Adventures in Wonderland with this dance adaptation. Available from Digital Theatre.

Hedda

The playwright transfers this theatrical work from 19th century Norway to mid-century Britain and recasts the main character into an ex-actress, in an adaptation drawing from the life of award-winning actress Merle Oberon. Hettie Macdonald leads this performer in the debut production at this performance venue in this location. Available late November.

Moments of Grace with Aurélie Dupont

French film-maker this creator is most famous for his often romantic comedies – but he possesses a love of dance. His cinematic work called En Corps highlighted dancer this talented woman, whose mentor this celebrated artist, the principal dancer transitioned to artistic leader at Paris Opera, is profiled with stunning performance clips in this documentary film, currently available on this online platform.

The Inheritance Story

An intense performance from the actor drives Shaan Sahota's 2025 political drama, which arrives at this streaming service on mid-November. During that time, to mark Captioning Awareness Week and two and a half decades of the accessibility organization Stagetext, there's a captioned digital presentation with interactive discussion for audience members. Signed, descriptive audio and noncaptioned versions of this performance are offered.

Creative Shorts

The theatre company's emerging playwrights program team utilize time effectively with this collection of mini digital dramas, told in 90-second bursts on TikTok. The creators represent around the UK and the initial installment, written by Eilidh Nurse, features the acclaimed actor from the experienced performer. A collaboration with Rural Media.

Between the Lines

A teenage-focused story jointly created by this celebrated writer and her teenage daughter was the inspiration for this youth-focused show, which merges the upheavals of growing up with an imaginative journey based on its main character's preferred reading. Presented in this US location in 2022, it's streaming via this performance service.

Fugaces

"La Capitana" was the nickname associated with the artistic talent this celebrated figure, who gained popularity in the late 1930s. The choreographer and dancer this creator honors the legendary dancer with this production, recorded during the Lyon Dance Biennale earlier this year streaming on this online service.

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