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Top Digital Stage Selections for The Coming Weeks

The Remarkable Journey of Harold Fry

When the author's acclaimed novel about a retiree's journey was adapted into a recent cinematic release, it featured several charming musical numbers by Sam Lee. More recently, fellow folk artist Passenger created the songs for Chichester Festival theatre's production, which is moving to the West End in winter. Passenger's album of track versions, One for the Road – with bonus material that didn't make the stage production and a guest appearance from performer Jack Wolfe, who portrayed the storytelling character – is ready to stream.

Wonderland Tea Party

This performance group is giving A Christmas Carol a contemporary twist this winter, with this adaptation at this renowned theatre. Rewinding several years, the same organization revolutionized the Lewis Carroll classic with this Royal Ballet commission. Available from Digital Theatre.

Hedda Gabler

Tanika Gupta relocates Ibsen's play from 19th century Norway to 1948 London and changes the main character into an ex-actress, in an adaptation drawing from the life of award-winning actress Merle Oberon. The director leads Pearl Chanda in the debut production at this performance venue in Richmond. Available the end of the month.

Aurélie Dupont's Graceful Instants

Director the artist is best known for his frequently lighthearted films – but he additionally maintains a love of ballet. His 2022 drama titled En Corps starred ballerina Marion Barbeau, whose teacher Aurélie Dupont, the principal dancer turned director of dance at Paris Opera, is profiled via incredible artistic sequences in the filmmaker's earlier work, currently available on this online platform.

The Property Drama

An intense performance from this performer powers the director's recent theatrical work, which comes to this streaming service on the twelfth. During that time, to recognize accessibility awareness and 25 years of the inclusion-focused group the company, there's a subtitled online event with a live chat for spectators. Signed, descriptive audio and noncaptioned versions of this performance are available.

Creative Shorts

Pentabus's National Young Writers team create concise content with these installments of brief theatrical pieces, told in short episodes on the social platform. The playwrights represent around the UK and the premiere episode, created by this writer, includes the performer known for this talented actor. A joint effort with Rural Media.

Reading Between Lines

A YA novel collaboratively authored by this celebrated writer and her teenage daughter was the basis for this teenage production, which blurs the upheavals of teenage years with a magical story based on its heroine's favourite novel. Performed in this US location in recent years, it's on this performance service.

Fugaces

"The Captain" was the nickname given to the Spanish performer this celebrated figure, who achieved fame in the pre-war era. The choreographer and dancer this creator pays tribute to her with this artistic work, recorded during the French dance festival earlier this year accessible via the cultural platform.

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