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Excellent Online Performance Selections for The Coming Weeks

The Remarkable Journey of Harold Fry

After Rachel Joyce's bestselling book about a retiree's road trip was transformed into a 2023 film, it featured multiple lovely songs by Sam Lee. Earlier this year, singer-songwriter Passenger created the music and lyrics for Chichester Festival theatre's production, which is moving to the city's performance hub in January. This recording of track versions, One for the Road – including bonus material that weren't included in the musical and a feature from performer Jack Wolfe, who portrayed the musical narrator – is currently available to stream.

Alice's Tea Party

The dance company is presenting the classic story a contemporary twist this winter, with Ebony Scrooge at Sadler's Wells. Returning ten years, this creative team reimagined the Lewis Carroll classic with this Royal Ballet commission. Available from Digital Theatre.

Hedda Gabler

Tanika Gupta transfers the classic drama from late 19th-century Kristiania to 1948 London and transforms the protagonist into a retired film celebrity, in a rewrite inspired by the experiences of Oscar-nominated actor this Hollywood legend. Hettie Macdonald leads the actress in the first staging at the Richmond theatre in Richmond. Accessible 25-28 November.

Aurélie Dupont: Instants of Grace

Director the artist is most famous for his frequently lighthearted films – but he possesses a love of ballet. His recent film called En Corps starred performer Marion Barbeau, whose guide Aurélie Dupont, the principal dancer transitioned to artistic leader at this prestigious company, is featured with stunning performance clips in this documentary film, now on MarqueeTV.

The Property Drama

A blistering turn from Adeel Akhtar fuels Shaan Sahota's 2025 political drama, which will be available on this streaming service on 12 November. That night, to recognize accessibility awareness and a quarter century of the accessibility organization this institution, there's a captioned digital presentation with a live chat for spectators. British Sign Language, audio-described and regular editions of this performance are offered.

Creative Shorts

Pentabus's National Young Writers team create concise content with these installments of mini digital dramas, told in brief segments on the social platform. The playwrights represent various British locations and the initial installment, written by the playwright, stars the acclaimed actor from this talented actor. A joint effort with this creative company.

Within the Pages

A teenage-focused story collaboratively authored by Jodi Picoult and her teenage daughter was the source for this teenage production, which combines the challenges of teenage years with a fantastical adventure based on its heroine's favourite novel. Staged in the American city in 2022, it's available through this performance service.

Fugaces

"La Capitana" was the moniker earned by the flamenco dancer Carmen Amaya, who became a sensation in the pre-war era. The artistic director Aina Alegre pays tribute to this icon with this production, recorded during the Lyon Dance Biennale earlier this year available through this online service.

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