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Best Online Performance Selections for This Month

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

When the author's bestselling book about a senior's journey was converted into a 2023 film, it featured several charming tracks by the folk musician. More recently, fellow folk artist Passenger created the music and lyrics for the theatrical version, which will relocate to the West End in winter. Passenger's album of song renditions, called One for the Road – including bonus material that weren't included in the theatrical show and a feature from performer Jack Wolfe, who played the musical narrator – is currently available to view digitally.

Alice's Tea Party

This performance group is providing A Christmas Carol a contemporary twist in the coming months, with this adaptation at Sadler's Wells. Looking back ten years, the same organization transformed this beloved story with their ballet production. Accessible through this streaming service.

The Hedda Adaptation

Tanika Gupta transfers the classic drama from historical Oslo to 1948 London and recasts Hedda into a former Hollywood star, in a reimagining drawing from the story of award-winning actress the film star. Hettie Macdonald leads the actress in the debut production at the Orange Tree in the London borough. Available late November.

Aurélie Dupont's Graceful Instants

French film-maker this creator is best known for his often romantic comedies – but he possesses a passion for ballet. His recent film titled En Corps featured performer Marion Barbeau, whose guide the renowned dancer, the étoile transitioned to director of dance at this prestigious company, is profiled with stunning performance clips in the filmmaker's earlier work, now on the streaming service.

The Estate

An intense performance from the actor fuels the director's contemporary stage production, which will be available on National Theatre at Home on 12 November. On that evening, to mark accessibility awareness and a quarter century of the inclusion-focused group Stagetext, there's a captioned digital presentation with real-time conversation for audience members. British Sign Language, narrated and noncaptioned versions of this performance are accessible.

Creative Shorts

The theatre company's National Young Writers group utilize time effectively with this collection of brief theatrical pieces, presented through 90-second bursts on the social platform. The writers hail from different parts of Britain and the premiere episode, written by this writer, features the acclaimed actor from Gary Lewis. A joint effort with this creative company.

Between the Lines

A young adult book co-written by this celebrated writer and her young co-author was the source for this teenage production, which blurs the transformations of growing up with a fantastical adventure drawing from its heroine's favourite novel. Presented in this US location in recent years, it's available through BroadwayHD.

Fugaces

"The Captain" was the title given to the flamenco dancer Carmen Amaya, who became a sensation in the pre-war era. The artistic director the artist honors the legendary dancer with this production, captured at the international performance event during the current year accessible via this online service.

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