1. Royal Opera House
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You can watch your favourite performances of opera, ballet & dance at the comfort of your home – keep your eye on the Royal Opera House website, link below, as they update the programme weekly.
Romeo & Juliet: Beyond Words
This ballet & dance performace was broadcast on TV, watch online from 30 May – util 21 June
The Cellist
Ballet & dance: Online only from 30 May to 11 June
2. The National Theatre Live: Watch At Home
The NT Live has been a favourite for cinema goers who’ve been able to watch plays love for some time now but they are now available for us to enjoy at home on YouTube as long as the UK theatres are closed due to lockdown.
Three full length plays ‘Every Thursday’ at 7pm, available for one week. A variety of shows and plays available until October.
Please check the National Theatre website for details.
https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/
3. Shakespeare’s Globe
Shakespeare’s Globe plans to make available all its 34 productions from the 2012 Globe to Globe series – a small fee will be payable for these. The programme includes: Korean ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’, Polish ‘Macbeth’, Hebrew ‘The Merchant of Venice’ and Macedonian ‘Henry VI Part 3’ and many more. For the full list click here.
‘Shakespeare & Love in Isolation’, is a new series made specially for this time we are all experiencing together. Artists will share Shakespeare’s words from self-isolation, including: Terry and her actor husband Paul Ready discussing some of their favourite works by the Bard in the podcast ‘Such Stuff’. It will also include a celebration of Shakespeare’s birthday on April 23 with the former Globe Director Mark Rylance.
These plays are free to stream in English and to watch at home:
‘The Merry Wives of Windsor’ (2019), June 1-14
‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ (2013), June 15-28
You can sign up for all this on the Globe Player website.
https://www.shakespearesglobe.com/watch/
You may also enjoy reading https://darlingmagazine.co.uk/diary-entries/royal-academy-of-arts-virtual-tours/
