![]() ![]() The Sorcerer's Apprentice is available to stream from 25 March - 18 April 2021 via Southwark Playhouse online. Musical theatre writers Richard Hough and Ben Morales, and director Charlotte Westenra ( The Wicker Husband, Watermill) are behind the production, which stars Dawn Hope ( Follies, National Theatre) and David Thaxton (Olivier Award for Passion, Donmar Warehouse) among its cast of 10. The story follows a sorcerer’s daughter as she discovers the explosive possibilities granted by her newfound magical powers. This entirely new musical (filmed at Southwark Playhouse in January) is a gender-swapped twist on the timeless poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, which also inspired the Dukas symphony that memorably featured in the Disney film Fantasia. ![]() STEM Sisters is available to stream from 15 March - 17 April. ![]() Written by Rachel Barnett-Jones and composed by Jenny Gould, STEM Sisters follows a young girl called Jina, who gets lost in a forest and is helped by key figures in science and maths, learning about their experiments, inventions and achievements on her journey. One to take the load off home-schooling parents: STEM Sisters is a new online musical show designed for primary-aged kids and their families, which focuses on female scientific pioneers like Mae Jemison, Ada Lovelace and Marie Curie. Julius Caesar is available to stream via NT at Home. Look forward to performances from Ben Whishaw as Brutus, Michelle Fairley as Cassius, David Calder as the titular Caesar and David Morrissey as Mark Antony, not to mention stage design by the phenomenal Bunny Christie. For those who missed it, or want another opportunity to jeer on the action from the ‘pit’ (now your sitting room), the production is now available to stream online via the National Theatre’s NT at Home scheme. The promenade performance was especially memorable for revealing how the space could be used differently with the removal of the stalls – in this case, to rip-roaring effect. Nicholas Hytner’s memorable 2018 production of Julius Caesar was the second ever show to open at the relatively new Bridge Theatre. TM is available to stream online from 28 April - 2 May. With TM, it's media manipulation, populist ideology and conspiracy theories under the spotlight. With their 2018 hit show £¥€$ (LIES), the company transformed their audience into wealthy traders tasked with gambling on the world economy. Online streaming gives audiences a chance to experience live theatre from their own homes and creates opportunities for actors to stay in paid work.Ĭulture Whisper will update this list as more initiatives launch, keeping you up to date with the changing ways to connect and consume culture while theatres remain closed.įrom experimental Belgian theatre company Ontroerend Goed comes a new interactive one-to-one experience, premiering online via the Almeida theatre. As theatres across the UK remain closed to limit the spread of coronavirus, producers and performers are finding creative ways to ensure the show will go on. ![]()
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