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Top Digital Performance Picks for The Coming Weeks

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

When the author's acclaimed novel about a retiree's travels was converted into a 2023 film, it showcased a few charming songs by the folk musician. In recent months, singer-songwriter Passenger provided the music and lyrics for the stage adaptation, which will relocate to the city's performance hub in January. Passenger's album of song renditions, called One for the Road – with extra songs that were cut from the theatrical show and a guest appearance from Jack Wolfe, who acted as the show's Balladeer – is ready to view digitally.

Alice's Tea Party

This performance group is presenting this holiday tale a contemporary twist in the coming months, with Ebony Scrooge at Sadler's Wells. Looking back several years, this creative team reimagined this beloved story with this dance adaptation. Accessible through the online platform.

The Hedda Adaptation

This writer transfers the classic drama from late 19th-century Kristiania to mid-century Britain and recasts Hedda into a former Hollywood star, in a rewrite based on the experiences of Oscar-nominated actor Merle Oberon. Hettie Macdonald directs Pearl Chanda in the world premiere at the Orange Tree in the London borough. Streaming 25-28 November.

Aurélie Dupont's Graceful Instants

Director Cédric Klapisch is best known for his typically charming movies – but he also has a love of ballet. His cinematic work titled En Corps starred dancer the artist, whose teacher the renowned dancer, the principal dancer became dance director at the French institution, is featured via incredible artistic sequences in this documentary film, streaming through the streaming service.

The Property Drama

An intense performance from the actor fuels the director's recent theatrical work, which will be available on this streaming service on 12 November. On that evening, to mark Captioning Awareness Week and a quarter century of the inclusion-focused group this institution, there's a captioned digital presentation with interactive discussion for spectators. Signed, audio-described and regular editions of the play are available.

Mini Dramas

Pentabus's National Young Writers collective create concise content with this series of short online plays, delivered via short episodes on TikTok. The playwrights hail from various British locations and the first in the series, created by the playwright, features Outlander and Billy Elliot's Gary Lewis. A joint effort with Rural Media.

Reading Between Lines

A teenage-focused story collaboratively authored by Jodi Picoult and her teenage daughter was the source for this teenage production, which combines the transformations of adolescence with a fantastical adventure drawing from its main character's preferred reading. Staged in New York in the past, it's on BroadwayHD.

Fugaces

"La Capitana" was the moniker earned by the artistic talent Carmen Amaya, who gained popularity in the late 1930s. This talented performer this creator pays tribute to this icon with this artistic work, captured at the international performance event earlier this year streaming on this online service.

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