Digital Theatre
A Midsummer Night’s Dream and All My Sons join National Theatre at Home
June 5, 2021 | David FarnorThe National Theatre continues to expand its line-up of digital plays available to stream with A Midsummer Night’s Dream and All My Sons added this week.
The streaming service, which was launched at the end of last year, brings together … Read More
Bristol Old Vic theatre review: Touching the Void
May 27, 2021 | David FarnorHave you ever climbed a mountain? You’ll feel like it after watching Touching the Void, a monumental piece of theatre that’s so good it gives you vertigo.
The play is based on Joe Simpson’s 1988 memoir, which tells the story … Read More
The Deep Blue Sea and The Comedy of Errors join National Theatre at Home
May 27, 2021 | David FarnorThe Deep Blue Sea and The Comedy of Errors have joined the line-up of plays available on National Theatre at Home.
The streaming service, which was launched at the end of last year, brings together a range of stage productions … Read More
From Frankenstein to Fleabag: Amazon Prime Video to stream four National Theatre productions
May 25, 2021 | David FarnorAmazon Prime Video is teaming up with the National Theatre to stream four productions online.
The collaboration will see four productions filmed by the NT broadcast exclusively on Amazon Prime Video. They include: Frankenstein, directed by Academy Award winner Danny … Read More
Where can I watch theatre, musicals and opera on-demand?
May 17, 2021 | David FarnorThe UK’s theatres are reopening their doors as coronavirus safety restrictions are gradually eased across the UK and Ireland. But streaming platforms are still providing a way to get your culture fix from home, while a growing number of theatres … Read More
Globe Theatre to stream 2021 season online
May 16, 2021 | David FarnorShakespeare’s Globe Theatre is preparing to open its doors once again this spring – but it will be opening its doors online too, streaming productions throughout its 2021 season for audiences at home as well as those inside the Wooden … Read More
Young Vic launches multi-cam theatre streaming
May 15, 2021 | David FarnorWith theatres closed in the past year during the coronavirus pandemic, streaming productions online, whether live or pre-recorded, has become an increasingly widespread way for theatres to reach audiences. Now, as they start to reopen this week, several are filming … Read More
Old Vic Theatre unveils in-person and online season
May 13, 2021 | David FarnorIn what could be a sign of the future of the theatre world, the Old Vic Theatre has announced a new season featuring both in-person and online productions.
Theatres across the UK were closed for most of the past year, … Read More
BBC Four review: The Winter’s Tale
April 29, 2021 | David FarnorThe Winter’s Tale is perhaps more famous for a stage direction involving a bear than its plot, but Shakespeare’s strange tragi-comedy is stylish and engaging in its own right in this production from the Royal Shakespeare Company. Originally called off … Read More
Digital theatre review: Elephant in the Garden
April 15, 2021 | David FarnorAlison Reid shines in this moving adaptation of Michael Morpurgo’s novel.Read More