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Toronto, London, New York: Theatre to stream for free for the weekend of August 7
Friday, August 7, 2020
FROM CANADA:
Toronto:
Die Fledermaus (operetta, excerpts) by Johann Strauss, Jr.
with Adam Fisher and Lara Ciekiewicz
directed by Guillermo Silva-Marin
streaming from July 31 onwards
on YouTube
Unholy (play) by Diane Flacks
with Banereh Yaraghi and Niki Landau
directed by Kelly Thornton
streaming from July 4 onwards
Hadrian (opera from 2018) by Rufus Wainwright and Daniel MacIvor
with Thomas Hampson and Isaiah Bell
directed by Peter Hinton
streaming Monday, August 10 only
on the Canadian Opera Company website
Stratford:
Love’s Labours Lost (play) by William Shakespeare
with Mike Shara and Ruby Joy
directed by
streaming indefinitely
on the Stratford Festival website
Elora:
The Missing Pages (play) by Tom Allen
with Derek Boyes and Patricia O'Callaghan
directed by Richard Greenblatt
streaming August 8 only
on the Elora Festival website
Kitchener:
Private O’Flaherty, V.C. (play from 1917) by George Bernard Shaw
with Terry Barna and John Cormier
streaming indefinitely
FROM BRITAIN:
The Mad Hatter’s Tea Party (dance) by Kate Prince
with Lizzie Gough and Isaac “Turbo” Baptiste
streaming through August 14
on the Royal Opera House website
How I Hacked My Way into Space (children’s show) by Unlimiyed Theatre
with Jon Spooner
streaming through August 27
on YouTube
Le nozze di Figaro (opera) by W.A. Mozart
with Joshua Bloom and Jennifer France
directed by John Cox
streaming through September 25
at the Garsington Opera website
The Turn of the Screw (opera) by Benjamin Britten
with Sophie Bevan and Ed Lyon
directed by Louisa Muller
streaming through December 19, 2020
at the Garsington Opera website
Macbeth (play) by William Shakespeare
with Patrick Stewart and Kate Fleetwood
streaming to December 31, 2020
directed by Rupert Goold
on the PBS.org website
Curlew River (opera) by Benjamin Britten
with Ian Bostridge and Mark Stone
directed by Netia Jones
streaming from July 8 onwards
on the Barbican website
I Wish I Was A Mountain (play) by Toby Thompson
with Toby Thompson, for ages 7+
streaming from March 27 onwards
on Vimeo
Nine Lives (play from 2016) by Zodwa Nyoni
with Lladel Bryant
directed by Alex Chisholm
streaming indefinitely
on YouTube
A Midsummer Night’s Dream (play) by William Shakespeare
with Edward Harrison and David Hughes
directed by Peter Stickney
streaming indefinitely
on the Lord Chamberlain’s Men website
The Tempest (play) by William Shakespeare
with Danaan McAleer and Reece Richardson
directed by Peter Stickney
streaming indefinitely
on the Lord Chamberlain’s Men website
Richard II (play) by William Shakespeare
with Adjoa Andoh and Sarah Niles,
directed by Adjoa Andoh
streaming indefinitely
FROM THE USA
Awakening (dance) by Robert Battle
with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
streaming from July 31 through August 6
on YouTube
Broadbend, Arkansas (musical from 2019) by Ted Shen, Ellen Fitzhugh and Harrison David Rivers
with Justin Cunningham and Danyel Fulton
directed by Jack Cummings III
streaming through August 16
on the Transport Group website
The Line (play from 2020) by Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen
with Santino Fontana and Arjun Gupta
directed by Jessica Blank
streaming through September 1
on The Public Theatre website
Carousel (musical) by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II
with Kelli O’Hara and Nathan Gunn
directed by John Rando
streaming through September 8
Much Ado About Nothing (play) by William Shakespeare
with Danielle Brooks and Grantham Coleman
streaming July 24 through September 11
on PBS.org
Photos: Lara Ciekiewicz and Adam Fisher in Die Fledermaus, © 2018 Gary Beechey; Lladel Bryant in Nine Lives, © 2016 Arcola Theatre; Danyel Fulton in Broadbend, Arkansas.