42nd Street streaming free on YouTube this weekend https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/42nd-street-streamed-youtube-weekend_52925.html?utm_source=dailynewsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=3December2020
Free (donations requested) streaming productions plus some to purchase https://originaltheatreonline.com/productions?utm_source=WOS%20Rosie%20Solus&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=WR%20and%20Goldie
New streaming platform Stage2View to release West End shows from today. The site will offer a pay-per-view model for a variety of shows, initially presenting 42nd Street, An American in Paris, Wind in the Willows, Kinky Boots and Red. https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/new-streaming-platform-stage2view-west-end_52771.html?utm_source=dailynewsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=11November2020
Tickets available from 4 November for National Theatre’s socially distanced pantomime, Dick Whittington at the Olivier Theatre from 11 December https://officiallondontheatre.com/news/national-theatre-announces-normal-heart-dick-whittington-sale/?utm_source=SilverpopMailing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=FB_20_10_30%20(1)%20A&spMailingID=43780169&spUserID=NzcxMTkxMTk4MDgyS0&spJobID=1862312017&spReportId=MTg2MjMxMjAxNwS2
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie will return with social distancing to the Apollo Theatre on 28 Novemberhttps://officiallondontheatre.com/show/everybodys-talking-about-jamie-396657/?month=11%2F20&utm_source=SilverpopMailing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=FB_20_10_30+%281%29+A&spMailingID=43780169&spUserID=NzcxMTkxMTk4MDgyS0&spJobID=1862312017&spReportId=MTg2MjMxMjAxNwS2
Tickets for Emilia are available on a Pay What You Can basis, starting at just £1 https://www.emilialive.com/
Wind in the Willows is available for a short time only:
War Horse available in cinemas for a short time from 11 November https://warhorse.ntlive.com/?spMailingID=43668587&spUserID=OTM5NjU5MDIzMjAS1&spJobID=1861058867&spReportId=MTg2MTA1ODg2NwS2
Sky Arts and National Theatre Live to broadcast shows on Freeview Channel this year https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/sky-arts-national-live-broadcast-partnership_52609.html?utm_source=dailynewsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20October2020
The Living Newspaper at The Royal Court, London from 12 November to 19 December (socially distanced performances).
Mozart’s Requiem to be staged by English National Opera at The London Coliseum, 6 and 7 November (social distancing measures in place).
C P Taylor’s Good starring David Tennant will run from 21 April for 12 weeks at the Harold Pinter Theatre. Tickets go on sale 12 October.
Six the Musical will open at the Lyric Theatre and run from 14 November to 31 January 2021. The touring cast is also expected to perform at The Lowry, Salford for a 6 week run in November.
The Last Five Years revival at Southwark Playhouse has extended its run by a further two weeks and will play until 14 November.
As part of a special event planned by Magic Radio, 70 leading figures from across musical theatre will perform numbers that will then be beamed out on Magic at the Musicals via Magic Radio on 23 September.
The Shows Must Go On! series of streamed shows will return for the first time since July, it has been publicly revealed. The shows will be streamed from every Friday night online, with previous pieces including hits by Andrew Lloyd Webber such as Jesus Christ Superstar, Cats, or The Phantom of the Opera, as well as cult classics Hairspray or The Sound of Music. Further details are expected imminently.
Immersive digital show C-o-n-t-a-c-t has extended its London run and added a new location. Audiences are able to buy tickets online, and, once they receive a link, download an app that will provide the exact location of the performance. The show will run for 50 minutes without an interval and participants can download audio from the app to listen to through headphones, which will then synchronise with that of performers. Only 15 tickets are available per show, to allow the production to follow social distancing guidelines. C-o-n-t-a-c-t will now run until 22 November 2020.
The upcoming Hope Mill Theatre revival of Rent has confirmed it will go ahead as planned with social distancing measures in place from next month. Cutting the Manchester venue’s capacity, producers will allow audiences to sit safely and watch the show from 30 October to 6 December. One-way systems, transparent screens, hand sanitisation, extra toilets, staggered arrival times and temperature checks will all be in place.
Nottingham Playhouse are opening their doors for a three week festival from 21 October to 7 November. All shows will be performed to a live, socially distanced audience and also streamed for audiences across the country to enjoy. See their website for more information https://www.nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk/whats-on/
Chekov’s Uncle Vanya will be streamed in cinemas in October and November. Click for more information https://www.unclevanyacinema.com/
The Play That Goes Wrong will reopen in the West End at the Duchess Theatre with a socially distanced audience from mid-November, and is booking through to May 2021. The show will also be performing a winter season at Theatre Royal Bath, with the tour cast appearing.