Digital Theatre
The Shows Must Go On: Free musical streams continue with Kinky Boots
December 18, 2020 | David FarnorThe Shows Must Go On will go on again this weekend, as the YouTube channel officially returns on Friday night to stream recordings of musical productions for free worldwide.
The initiative, which began with Andrew Lloyd Webber shows, is … Read More
National Theatre at Home: National Theatre launches streaming platform
December 1, 2020 | David FarnorNational Theatre is going digital with the launch of its new streaming platform, National Theatre at Home.
The streaming service builds on the theatre’s online success this year, which itself was built on its long-running commitment to filming it productions … Read More
Old Vic theatre brings back trio of live-streamed plays
November 25, 2020 | David FarnorThe Old Vic theatre is bringing back its trio of live-streamed plays for repeat online viewing in the coming months.
Old Vic: In Camera, which launched earlier this year, was a run of socially distanced online plays, which were broadcast … Read More
Digital theatre review: What the Constitution Means to Me
November 19, 2020 | David FarnorThis rousing, exciting, amusing, passionate and interesting dissection of the US Consitution is a timely, inspiring watch.Read More
One Voice: Remembrance: Old Vic Theatre streams short monologues
November 9, 2020 | David FarnorThe Old Vic Theatre is marking Armistice Day this week with a stream of short monologues simple titled Remembrance.
Originally staged in November 2018 to mark 100 years since the Armistice, One Voice: Remembrance is a series of five solo … Read More
Andrew Lincoln to star in Old Vic’s online A Christmas Carol
November 2, 2020 | David FarnorAndrew Lincoln will star in the Old Vic Theatre’s online production of A Christmas Carol
Matthew Warchus’ big-hearted, smash hit production of Charles Dickens’ immortal classic first premiered back in 2017, starring Rhys Ifans as Ebenezer Scrooge. Since then, it … Read More
Trailer: Amazon releases What the Constitution Means to Me online
October 17, 2020 | David FarnorAmazon is asking What the Constitution Means to Me this weekend, with the online release of the Broadway play.
Heidi Schreck’s boundary-breaking play breathes new life into the US Constitution and imagines how it will shape the next generation of … Read More
Nottingham Playhouse opens doors for three-week festival
September 12, 2020 | David FarnorNottingham Playhouse is opening its doors for a three-week festival this autumn, with performances both live and live-streamed.
The theatre will host an eclectic mix of events and performers, including West End stars Jodie Prenger, Rosalie Craig and Sandra Marvin … Read More
Soho Theatre streams The Boss of It All this September
September 10, 2020 | David FarnorSoho Theatre will stream Lars von Trier’s The Boss of It All this September.
Adapted from the film by Jack McNamara, the production was originally performed by New Perspectives at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2014, before transferring to the Soho … Read More
BBC to broadcast West End’s Uncle Vanya
September 9, 2020 | David FarnorThe BBC will broadcast the star-studded West End production of Uncle Vanya as part of its extended Culture in Quarantine programming.
The production of the iconic Chekhov play, directed by Ian Rickson, was performed at London’s Harold Pinter Theatre at … Read More