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Top Digital Theatre Choices for November

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

When this writer's acclaimed book about an elderly man's journey was converted into a recent cinematic release, it featured multiple lovely tracks by artist Sam Lee. In recent months, another musician Passenger delivered the music and lyrics for the stage adaptation, which is moving to London's theatre district in the new year. This recording of track versions, called One for the Road – with bonus material that weren't included in the stage production and a feature from performer Jack Wolfe, who acted as the storytelling character – is now accessible to watch online.

Alice's Tea Party

The dance company is presenting A Christmas Carol a hip-hop spin during the holiday season, with Ebony Scrooge at the famous venue. Looking back a decade, Kate Prince's company transformed this beloved story with this Royal Ballet commission. Available from this streaming service.

Hedda Gabler

The playwright relocates Ibsen's play from late 19th-century Kristiania to 1948 London and changes the main character into a former Hollywood star, in an adaptation based on the life of award-winning actress Merle Oberon. The director leads this performer in the first staging at the Orange Tree in this location. Accessible the end of the month.

Aurélie Dupont's Graceful Instants

French film-maker this creator is most famous for his typically charming movies – but he also has a devotion to performance art. His cinematic work En Corps starred performer Marion Barbeau, whose mentor the renowned dancer, the étoile transitioned to dance director at this prestigious company, is documented via incredible artistic sequences in the filmmaker's earlier work, now on the streaming service.

The Estate

An intense performance from this performer drives this filmmaker's contemporary stage production, which comes to the digital platform on mid-November. During that time, to mark accessibility awareness and a quarter century of the deaf-led charity the company, there's a subtitled online event with interactive discussion for viewers. Signed, audio-described and standard formats of this performance are available.

Art Flicks

Pentabus's National Young Writers team make every minute count with this collection of short online plays, presented through 90-second bursts on the social platform. The playwrights represent various British locations and the premiere episode, created by the playwright, stars Outlander and Billy Elliot's the experienced performer. A joint effort with this creative company.

Within the Pages

A YA novel collaboratively authored by this celebrated writer and her young co-author was the source for this youth-focused show, which combines the challenges of adolescence with an imaginative journey based on its main character's preferred reading. Staged in the American city in the past, it's on the theatrical platform.

Fleeting Moments

"La Capitana" was the moniker given to the flamenco dancer Carmen Amaya, who achieved fame in that historical period. The choreographer and dancer Aina Alegre celebrates her with this artistic work, captured at the Lyon Dance Biennale in recent months streaming on Arte.tv.

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Tonya Klein

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