Digital Theatre
Bristol Old Vic theatre streams Messiah for free
June 3, 2020 | David FarnorThe Bristol Old Vic theatre is bringing back its production of Messiah for free online.
Exploring the dramatic heart of Handel’s composition, the production is a dramatisation of the piece that turns it into a stage show. First performed in … Read More
The Greatest Wealth: Old Vic streams monologues to celebrate NHS
June 2, 2020 | David FarnorThe Old Vic is streaming a series of monologues online for free to celebrate the NHS.
Originally staged in 2018, The Greatest Wealth is a string of one-person shorts. Durated by Lolita Chakrabarti and directed by Adrian Lester to mark … Read More
Caretaker: Royal Court Theatre invites audiences inside with virtual installation
May 30, 2020 | David FarnorThe Royal Court Theatre is opening its doors – sort of – during the coronavirus lockdown with new installation Caretaker.
The durational installation by Hester Chillingworth is a livestream of the uninhabited stage, offering audiences some digital space, along with … Read More
Claire Foy and Matt Smith to stream socially distanced Lungs from Old Vic Theatre
May 30, 2020 | David FarnorClaire Foy and Matt Smith will perform a socially distanced version of Lungs that will be streamed live from the Old Vic Theatre.
The two-hander play was first performed at the theatre back in 2019, but while it played then … Read More
BBC and Lyric Theatre team up for lockdown drama shorts
May 30, 2020 | David FarnorThe BBC and Lyric Theatre are teaming up to film a group of drama shorts.
BBC Arts, the Lyric Theatre, BBC Northern Ireland – with support from the Arts Council of Northern Ireland – are collaborating on six theatre … Read More
Family musical The Hunting of the Snark released online
May 27, 2020 | David FarnorFamilies looking for entertainment during lockdown can get a trip to the theatre for free, with fantasy adventure The Hunting of the Snark released online.
Inspired by the classic poen from Lewis Carroll, the play enters the imaginative world of … Read More
Digital theatre review: All My Sons (David Suchet)
May 21, 2020 | David FarnorDavid Suchet and Zoe Wanamaker are sensational in Arthur Miller’s gripping tale of self-deception, reality and family.Read More
Complicité theatre to stream Simon McBurney’s The Encounter online
May 13, 2020 | David FarnorComplicité theatre company is getting in on the theatre streaming game this weekend with the online debut of The Encounter.
With theatres across the UK shutting their doors during the coronavirus pandemic, audiences have been turning to streaming theatre services … Read More
BBC iPlayer releases Wise Children online
April 10, 2020 | David FarnorBBC iPlayer is headed to the theatre this weekend with Wise Children now available to stream.
With theatres shut cross the UK due to the coronavirus pandemic, a growing number of venues and companies are streaming productions on-demand, some for … Read More
Soho Theatre and Amazon stream Fleabag theatre show online
April 6, 2020 | David FarnorPhoebe Waller-Bridge’s theatre production of Fleabag is now available to stream online in the UK, thanks to a new partnership between Soho Theatre and Amazon Prime Video.
Soho Theatre is no stranger to streaming, with its own Soho Theatre On … Read More