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Top Online Performance Picks for November

Harold Fry's Unexpected Journey

When the author's acclaimed story about a retiree's journey was transformed into last year's movie, it featured a few lovely tracks by artist Sam Lee. Earlier this year, singer-songwriter Passenger provided the songs for the stage adaptation, which is moving to the city's performance hub in winter. Passenger's album of track versions, called One for the Road – featuring additional tracks that were cut from the stage production and a guest appearance from actor Jack Wolfe, who acted as the show's Balladeer – is ready to view digitally.

Alice's Tea Party

ZooNation is presenting A Christmas Carol an urban interpretation during the holiday season, with their production at Sadler's Wells. Rewinding ten years, Kate Prince's company reimagined this beloved story with this Royal Ballet commission. Accessible through this streaming service.

Hedda Gabler

This writer moves this theatrical work from historical Oslo to post-war England and recasts the main character into a former Hollywood star, in an adaptation inspired by the life of Oscar-nominated actor this Hollywood legend. The director directs the actress in the first staging at this performance venue in this location. Accessible the end of the month.

Aurélie Dupont's Graceful Instants

Director this creator is most famous for his frequently lighthearted films – but he also has a devotion to dance. His 2022 drama called En Corps featured ballerina Marion Barbeau, whose mentor this celebrated artist, the étoile transitioned to dance director at Paris Opera, is featured with stunning performance clips in this documentary film, currently available on this online platform.

The Inheritance Story

An intense performance from Adeel Akhtar drives this filmmaker's recent theatrical work, which arrives at National Theatre at Home on the twelfth. That night, to recognize accessibility awareness and 25 years of the inclusion-focused group the company, there's a subtitled online event with real-time conversation for viewers. Signed, descriptive audio and regular editions of the production are offered.

Art Flicks

The theatre company's young talent initiative collective create concise content with this collection of mini digital dramas, told in 90-second bursts on this digital service. The playwrights come from different parts of Britain and the initial installment, created by this writer, features the acclaimed actor from Gary Lewis. A partnership with Rural Media.

Reading Between Lines

A young adult book collaboratively authored by this celebrated writer and her teenage daughter was the inspiration for this youth-focused show, which blurs the upheavals of adolescence with a fantastical adventure drawing from its main character's preferred reading. Staged in this US location in recent years, it's available through BroadwayHD.

Fleeting Moments

"La Capitana" was the title associated with the artistic talent this celebrated figure, who gained popularity in that historical period. The artistic director this creator pays tribute to her with this performance, captured at the Lyon Dance Biennale earlier this year available through this online service.

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Sandra Smith

Elara is a software engineer specializing in performance analysis and benchmark development for enterprise systems.

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