Thursday, June 4, 2.30pm
Kali
Arts Alive@Home A curated bi – monthly series of performance work to enjoy at home, but experience collectively with others, joining together for a shared post show chat or response.
From demure housewife to bloodthirsty goddess, gurgling infant to elephant man, meditating sage to cosmic fire-eater, Hindu mythology illuminates a mind-blowing world of radical transformations. Kali is one of the wildest shape-shifters of all. Demon-slayer, Life-saver, Supreme-Mother, Destruction-dancer, this goddess is truly Awesome. When an evil power spreads its clawed hands across the world, Kali’s time has come… Join storyteller, Emily Hennessey and sitar player extraordinaire, Sheema Mukherjee, for a white-knuckled tuc-tuc ride through sun-kissed palaces, fiend-infested forests and every cacophonous saffron-scented marketplace in between.
Cerin Mills, Live Events Programmer at Arts Alive, said, “We think our audience will really enjoy sharing the experience of an online show. They can watch the fabulous events from the comfort of their sofa, organise their own interval drinks, share their response with the other audience members, and speak to the performers after the show. Whilst there is no replacing the atmosphere of a live show, we believe this will be a really unique and enriching community experience, for people of all ages.”
The line up includes The Fairy’s Kiss from the Scottish Ballet on June 18, with a post show chat with principal dancer, Beth Kingsley-Garner. The award -winning Puppet State Theatre will be sharing a recording of their show The Man who Planted Tree. Recorded at The Edinburgh Fringe 2019, it can be seen on August 20, and on July 16, songwriter and performer Louise Jordan will share extracts from Florence, a one-woman show about Florence Nightingale, with a live Q&A after the show.
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Available from today, May 28 to Thursday, June 4, at 7pm
It’s 1974, and Britain has a hung Parliament. The corridors of Westminster ring with the sound of infighting and backstabbing as the political parties battle to change the future of the nation.
This House is a timely, moving and funny insight into the workings of British politics by James Graham (Ink, ITV's Quiz) and directed by Jeremy Herrin (People, Places and Things). This much-loved production enjoyed two sold-out National Theatre runs, a West End transfer and national tour as well as being filmed by National Theatre Live.
The play is suitable for ages 14+ with some strong language throughout.
Online premiere - Friday, May 29, 7pm
#OurHousetoYourHouse from The Royal Opera House
Cathy Marston's first work for the Royal Opera House Main Stage is a lyrical memoir of the momentous life of the cellist Jacqueline du Pré, from her discovery of the cello through her celebrity as one of the most extraordinary players of the instrument to her frustration and struggle with multiple sclerosis.
Rich and poignant, joyous and tragic, The Cellist draws on the talents of The Royal Ballet's Principals, Character Artists, Soloists and Corps to tell the moving story of the cellist's life. Composer Philip Feeney incorporates some of the most moving and powerful cello music of Elgar, Beethoven, Fauré, Mendelssohn, Piatti, Rachmaninoff and Schubert into an exquisite score that is itself an homage to the cello.
Visit pentabus.co.uk for a full listing of their free to watch online recordings of previous productions. Included on the line-up are:
Wolves are Coming for You
Someone has seen a wolf.
Where did it come from? How many are there? Someone must be able to do something about them. Otherwise, how will our children get to school? And how will we all get to line-dancing in the village hall?
Set over one extraordinary day in an ordinary village, Wolves Are Coming For You explores just how much wild we're comfortable with.
Each Slow Dusk
Each Slow Dusk by Rory Mullarkey was originally live-streamed around the globe on Friday 21 November 2014 from The Palace Community Centre in Ibstock, Leicestershire, via the Royal Court Theatre, and was the first ever live broadcast of a performance from a village hall.
A startling play about action, humanity, and the legacy of war, which immersed audiences in the reality of conflict in vivid, thrilling detail. It gave you a fresh way of thinking about war - from the soldier’s perspective then, and the women’s perspective now.
Milked
Milked by Simon Longman is a riotous comedy from Channel 4 bursary award-winning playwright Simon Longman. His first play, it charted the experience of being out of work in the countryside; how the emptiness can be a safe haven as well as a dark terror. Brilliantly sharp and funny, and ultimately unexpectedly moving, this was a terrific, unmissable new play.
Suitable for ages 14+.
Until May 31
from Shakespeare's Globe
When Leontes, Sicilian king, becomes convinced his pregnant wife Hermione is conducting an affair with his closest friend Polixenes, King of Bohemia, he is so enraged he banishes her newborn child, while Hermione apparently dies of grief. Sixteen years later, the child, Perdita, having been raised in Bohemia by shepherds, is in love with Florizel, son of Polixenes, who forbids their marriage. The lovers travel to Leontes’ court seeking happiness, which they find – in ways nobody expected.
Set in a world of monsters, gods and natural disasters, travel from the stifling atmosphere of the Sicilian court, to the unbuttoned joy of a Bohemian festival. Subscribe to The Globe's YouTube channel and hit the notification bell to be notified when we upload next.
The Merry Wives of Windsor then premieres on Monday, June 1, and can be watched, free, until Sunday, June 14.
For the first time ever four of the radical choreographer’s archive productions are available to watch online, including Bourne classics ‘Swan Lake’ (2019), ‘Romeo and Juliet’ (2019), ‘Cinderella’ (2017) and ‘The Car Man’ (2015).
The programme is part of Bourne’s ballet company New Adventure’s Festival of Classics, which, along with the special digital shows, includes online classes and activities.
The award-winning productions are available to rent and buy for digital download internationally, so you can see Bourne’s unexpected spins on classic dance tales wherever you are in the world.
Each one costs £9.99 to buy and £5.99 to rent – you’ll be helping to support the arts industry through this extremely tough time.
From Friday, May 29
Hussein Chalayan’s Gravity Fatigue
Available to watch on the Sadler's Wells facebook page, and then available for seven days on facebook and YouTube.
Hussein Chalayan is an internationally renowned fashion designer and visual artist, whose first theatrical work Gravity Fatigue, combined the visual creativity of his artistic concepts with contemporary dance, realised in partnership with award-winning choreographer Damien Jalet. The production takes its inspiration from themes of identity and displacement, and the disconnection experienced in public spaces at moments of transition.
Save the train fare but have a great day out at one of London's most famous galleries. What's not to love about that ... and it'll make a change from bingeing on Netflix or Amazon Prime! Take a virtual ready-made tour - just choose your time period, from Tudors and Elizabethans to Contemporary, and a theme - from war and peace to fashion and family - and check them out.
Until the end of June
Hay Festival Virtual Exhibition
Featuring the work of talented British artists and makers including Tamsin Abbott, Sue Hayden, Jackie Morris, Kirsti Brown, Kathryn O’Kell, Rachel Bailey, Sallie Wakley and Lesley Strickland. All available online oldchapelgallery.co.uk
Lovers of contemporary British arts and crafts can find work by local and nationally established artists and makers, alongside the innovative work of talented newcomers.
Puppet Making Tutorial with Tessa Bide
YouTube
A simple puppet-making workshop suitable for adults and children aged 7+ (younger children can partake, too, but must be supervised). Tessa Bide has been puppeteering for 10 years and has worked all over the world - awesome Tessa Bide who joined us in 'Hairy Fairy Tails' is sharing her puppet skills online. Loads of fun for little and big ones at home.. She has worked and trained with various companies including Little Angel Theatre, Blind Summit (Olympic opening ceremony 2012) and Mervyn Miller - Puppetry Director of War Horse. The puppet in this tutorial can be made using just newspaper and masking tape, and should take about an hour depending on ability.
Victoria Station
LADS (Ledbury Amateur Dramatic Society) member Ben Mowbray runs his own drama company, Our Star Theatre Company, which has performed several shows in the Market Theatre. Our Star Theatre Company now presents its first ever ‘radio play’, Victoria Station, a thriller by Harold Pinter. This is generously being offered free of charge on YouTube. Ben encourages you to share this link ‘far and wide’. The play is quite short, involving an increasingly fraught radio dialogue between a minicab controller (dispatcher) and a driver (number 274) who is stopped by the side of “a dark park” in Crystal Palace, supposedly awaiting further instructions. You may never think of a cab ride the same way again...
OSTC’s second ‘Radio Play’, Mother Figure by Alan Ayckbourn, in which a mum's 'baby talk' plays havoc with the nosy neighbours, is now also available free of charge on YouTube.
Until June 19
Chichester Festival Youth Theatre presents
A foolish prince cursed to a life alone in a castle; a kind and beautiful girl who asks her father for nothing but a rose. One must learn to love and be loved in return, the other needs to realise there’s more than meets the eye. It’s a tale of magic, compassion and love, full of enchanting characters, marvellous musical numbers and some deliciously scary moments, guaranteed to delight the whole family. Ages 7+.
Henry V
An outdoor production of Shakespeare's 'Henry V' performed at Ludlow Castle as part of last year's Ludlow Fringe. Directed by Carl Walker, who said "We were once again thrilled to be filming at Ludlow Castle, which proved to be the ideal location to shoot Henry V, as this production is based firmly in the 15th century."
Cai Roots in Lockdown in Association with Babar Cafe and Reggae Pie
Playing tracks by Mungo’s HiFi, The Skints, Babyhead, Sose, Radical Dance Faction, Brain Damage and more. Cai Roots has made a reggae dub DJ set for your enjoyment. Turn it up loud if you can!! During the current coronavirus outbreak, Babars has become a temporary shop for the fruits of local talent. Visit their Facebook page to find out more.
All facilities are closed but visitors are welcome to visit the Arboretum and wider woodlands in line with government advice on social distancing, ensuring you stay two metres apart from other visitors and walking your dog on a lead.
You do still need to pay if you are parking at the site either at the ticket machines, via the Ringo app or by purchasing an annual permit in advance which you can do through the website.
The festival may have been cancelled, but head to YouTube and relive last year's event with the official after movie
Ironbridge Gorge Museums
It's half term and a week where you'd normally be heading off on great days out - Ironbridge has done its best to fill the gap with Museums from Home - where you will find all kinds of useful, educational and fun resources and activities that you can use at home, school or even work! Meet the people of Blists Hill, and discover the women represented by the 37 silhouettes on the Green at Coalbrookdale, the 37 women who gained the right to vote out of approximately 160 who were working in the ceramic and iron industries across the Ironbridge Gorge in 1918.
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