Your digital diary: culture to stream this week
Plays, concerts and world-class dance can all be enjoyed online from the comfort of your home. Here, we bring you day-by-day culture to stream in lockdown
Your digital diary: culture to stream this week
London life as we knew it is once more on hold, but there's plenty of theatre, dance, concerts, talks and workshops taking place online – if you know where to look. Here, we bring you day-by-day culture to stream at home.
Tom Dixon online sample sale
WHEN: Monday 23 - Wednesday 25 November, 8am-10pm | WHERE: Online via Showcase.co
Whether you're in the middle of a home renovation or looking to treat a loved one, there's nothing like a Tom Dixon piece to create a stunning focal point. Now you can access the innovative designer's work for less, thanks to this online sample sale, with up to 70% off RRP. You must be a Showcase member to access the sale, with VIP and Priority members gaining early access.
Click here for access
English National Ballet: Take Five Blues
WHEN: Monday, 23 November (72-hour rental for £4.99) | WHERE: ENB website
English National Ballet opens its ENB at Home Digital Stream with a new work by Stina Quagebeur, an up-and-coming choreographer from within the company's ranks. Take Five Blues responds to two of her favourite pieces of music, Bach’s Vivace and Paul Desmond’s jazz standard, Take Five.
Click here for access
Left to right: Kamila Shamsie, Malorie Blackman, Rebecca Solnit and Jeanette Winterson
Penguin Live & The British Library: Feminist Fairy Tales
WHEN: Monday 23 November, 8pm | WHERE: The British Library website
Join acclaimed authors Jeanette Winterson, Malorie Blackman, Kamila Shamsie and Rebecca Solnit as they launch a new series of feminist fairy tale retellings of vintage classics. This live-streamed event is hosted by Penguin Live in partnership with The British Library.
Click here for access
Curator's Talk: Don McCullin
WHEN: Tuesday 24 November, 2pm - 3pm | WHERE: Zoom
Photo-journalist Don McCullin found a whole new audience for his unflinching, eye-opening photography last year when his work was given a retrospective at Tate Britain. The exhibition has since moved to Tate Liverpool but has been forced to close because of the lockdown. This virtual talk is a chance to hear from its curator, Tamar Hemmes, and find out more about McCullin’s life and work.
Click here for access
Kuula Yoga Live Stream Vinyasa – Santosa
WHEN: Wednesday 25 November, 7:30am | WHERE: Kuula.tv
Start your day on the right foot and in the right frame of mind with a virtual beginners’ yoga class. Each 45-minute session is themed to a creative and fun flow as Kuula works on building strength, mobility and flexibility throughout the body. Sign up and offer a donation to join.
Click here for access
David Bailey. Photo: V&A
V&A: David Bailey in Conversation
WHEN: Wednesday 25 November, 4pm - 5pm | WHERE: V&A website
Join legendary fashion photographer David Bailey, who shot to fame in the 60s when his images were published in Vogue, as he discusses his new autobiography Look Again, and reflects on his eventful life. Tickets: £8.
Click here for access
Derren Brown: How to be happier
WHEN: Wednesday 25 November, 6:30pm - 7:30pm | WHERE: Zoom
Magician Derren Brown is best known for his awe-inspiring, psychology-rooted stunts, which have seen his subjects land an aeroplane, protect a stranger during a zombie apocalypse and blow up a kitten – all on national TV – among other things. But does Brown also hold the answers to helping us lead happier, less anxious lives? Find out in this How To Academy talk, when Brown will be speaking about his new book: A Little Happier. Tickets: £25 for live-stream and book.
Click here for access
Rossini Opera Festival: The Barber of Seville & Il Viaggio a Reims
WHEN: Wednesday 25 - Sunday 29 November, 8pm | WHERE: Rossini Opera Festival website
Turn the sun back on with two vivacious productions streamed live from Rossini's birthplace, the seaside town of Pesaro on the Adriatic coast. In Il Barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville, 25, 27 and 29 November), young lovers get the better of a jealous old guardian, with the help of wily servants. The action switches from Spain to France for Il Viaggio a Reims (26 and 28 November) and more upstairs-downstairs ingenuity when royalty comes to town. Both free-to-view operas, merry and bright, come live from the historic Teatro Rossini in the heart of this musical town.
Click here for access
Philippa Perry and Flo Perry
Philippa Perry & Flo Perry in conversation: Couch Fiction
WHEN: Wednesday 25 November, 8pm | WHERE: Zoom
Hosted by Penguin Live, Philippa Perry, bestselling author of The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read, and her daughter Flo Perry, author of How To Have Feminist Sex, are celebrating the launch of their new graphic novel Couch Fiction: A Gripping Tale of Psychotherapy. In it, Philippa explores the journey of psychotherapy, while Flo illustrates her findings. Tickets: £7/£16:99 for access and book.
Click here for access
Fearne Cotton in conversation with Candice Brathwaite
WHEN: Wednesday 25 November, 8pm | WHERE: Zoom
Fearne Cotton opens up about her new children’s book, Your Mood Journal, for kids aged seven and up, in this online Penguin Live event with authors Candice Brathwaite and Dr Rangan Chatterjee, designed for parents who want to help their children discuss emotions and feelings. Tickets are £5.92 – £14.43, with profits going to YoungMinds Charity.
Click here for access
Sadler's Wells x Candoco: Let's Talk About Dis
WHEN: Thursday 26 November, 7pm (available until 7pm, Thursday 3 December) | WHERE: Sadler's Wells’ Facebook page
Part of Sadler's Wells Digital Stage in Focus, Let's Talk About Dis is choreographed by New Wave Associate Hetain Patel and performed by Candoco, the company for disabled and non-disabled dancers. A playful interrogation of identity, it urges viewers to look beyond surface appearances.
Click here for access
Brindisa Ham Home School
Brindisa Ham Home School
WHEN: Thursday 26 November, 7pm - 8:30pm | WHERE: Zoom
Learn to carve jamón like a pro in this workshop with brilliant Spanish restaurant Brindisa. Carvers James Robinson and James Edwards – who have 20 years’ experience between them – will be teaching the tricks and techniques of carving a perfect slice, plus taking attendees on a culinary tour through four of the best Spanish hams – including the coveted 100% Ibérico acorn-fed variety. Attendees have the option to add on extras including a bottle of cava, wine or sherry. Tickets: £35.
Click here for access
The Last Five Years
WHEN: Thursday 26 - Sunday 29 November, 7:30pm (with additional select performances at 2:30pm and 5pm) | WHERE: stream.theatre
Southwark Playhouse reopened for a brief pre-lockdown 2.0 stint with its production of Jason Robert Brown’s 2001 musical The Last Five Years (previously pulled because of the lockdown), a two-hander about a young couple in the early throes of marriage. While it can no longer be enjoyed by a socially distanced audience, the production has thankfully been recorded and is available to watch this week.
Click here for access
Joe Allen's virtual cabaret
WHEN: Thursday 26 November, 8pm - 9pm | WHERE: Joe Allen’s YouTube
Beloved restaurant and champion of the theatre industry Joe Allen is hosting a one-off cabaret evening in support of the West End. Dame Judi Dench, Sir Ian McKellen, Jennifer Saunders and Christopher Biggins are among the big-name stars taking part. The event is being streamed live (and for free) on Joe Allen's YouTube channel, and will then be made available on the Joe Allen website.
Click here for access
Michael Balogun in Death of England: Delroy. Photo: Normski Photography
Death of England: Delroy
WHEN: Friday 27 November, 7pm | WHERE: National Theatre’s YouTube
Clint Dyer and Roy Williams' Death of England: Delroy, an unflinching examination of being a black working-class man in Britain, is being made available to stream via the National Theatre's YouTube channel at 7pm on Friday 27 November. The show will return to the Olivier Theatre for live performances in spring 2021.
Click here for access
Royal Court: Invisible Summer
WHEN: Subscribe before Sunday 29 November | WHERE: Your inbox
Fancy a multimedia play landing in your inbox? Sign up to the Royal Court’s Invisible Summer (by Sunday 29 November) and you can enjoy exactly that. Created by Eve Leigh, Rachel Bagshaw and the artists behind the Royal Court’s Midnight Movie, Invisible Summer is described as ‘part late-night scary story, part call to arms about how to get through the pandemic.’ The play will be drip-fed to you by email every night.
Click here for access
Emilia
WHEN: Until Wednesday 2 December | WHERE: Emilia Live website
Morgan Lloyd Malcolm’s misogyny-busting, history-writing hit play Emilia can be enjoyed from home now, with the release of a recording of it playing the West End’s Vaudeville Theatre in May 2019. Tickets from £1.
Click here for access
Tom Dixon online sample sale
WHEN: Monday 23 - Wednesday 25 November, 8am-10pm | WHERE: Online via Showcase.co
Whether you're in the middle of a home renovation or looking to treat a loved one, there's nothing like a Tom Dixon piece to create a stunning focal point. Now you can access the innovative designer's work for less, thanks to this online sample sale, with up to 70% off RRP. You must be a Showcase member to access the sale, with VIP and Priority members gaining early access.
Click here for access
English National Ballet: Take Five Blues
WHEN: Monday, 23 November (72-hour rental for £4.99) | WHERE: ENB website
English National Ballet opens its ENB at Home Digital Stream with a new work by Stina Quagebeur, an up-and-coming choreographer from within the company's ranks. Take Five Blues responds to two of her favourite pieces of music, Bach’s Vivace and Paul Desmond’s jazz standard, Take Five.
Click here for access
Left to right: Kamila Shamsie, Malorie Blackman, Rebecca Solnit and Jeanette Winterson
Penguin Live & The British Library: Feminist Fairy Tales
WHEN: Monday 23 November, 8pm | WHERE: The British Library website
Join acclaimed authors Jeanette Winterson, Malorie Blackman, Kamila Shamsie and Rebecca Solnit as they launch a new series of feminist fairy tale retellings of vintage classics. This live-streamed event is hosted by Penguin Live in partnership with The British Library.
Click here for access
Curator's Talk: Don McCullin
WHEN: Tuesday 24 November, 2pm - 3pm | WHERE: Zoom
Photo-journalist Don McCullin found a whole new audience for his unflinching, eye-opening photography last year when his work was given a retrospective at Tate Britain. The exhibition has since moved to Tate Liverpool but has been forced to close because of the lockdown. This virtual talk is a chance to hear from its curator, Tamar Hemmes, and find out more about McCullin’s life and work.
Click here for access
Kuula Yoga Live Stream Vinyasa – Santosa
WHEN: Wednesday 25 November, 7:30am | WHERE: Kuula.tv
Start your day on the right foot and in the right frame of mind with a virtual beginners’ yoga class. Each 45-minute session is themed to a creative and fun flow as Kuula works on building strength, mobility and flexibility throughout the body. Sign up and offer a donation to join.
Click here for access
David Bailey. Photo: V&A
V&A: David Bailey in Conversation
WHEN: Wednesday 25 November, 4pm - 5pm | WHERE: V&A website
Join legendary fashion photographer David Bailey, who shot to fame in the 60s when his images were published in Vogue, as he discusses his new autobiography Look Again, and reflects on his eventful life. Tickets: £8.
Click here for access
Derren Brown: How to be happier
WHEN: Wednesday 25 November, 6:30pm - 7:30pm | WHERE: Zoom
Magician Derren Brown is best known for his awe-inspiring, psychology-rooted stunts, which have seen his subjects land an aeroplane, protect a stranger during a zombie apocalypse and blow up a kitten – all on national TV – among other things. But does Brown also hold the answers to helping us lead happier, less anxious lives? Find out in this How To Academy talk, when Brown will be speaking about his new book: A Little Happier. Tickets: £25 for live-stream and book.
Click here for access
Rossini Opera Festival: The Barber of Seville & Il Viaggio a Reims
WHEN: Wednesday 25 - Sunday 29 November, 8pm | WHERE: Rossini Opera Festival website
Turn the sun back on with two vivacious productions streamed live from Rossini's birthplace, the seaside town of Pesaro on the Adriatic coast. In Il Barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville, 25, 27 and 29 November), young lovers get the better of a jealous old guardian, with the help of wily servants. The action switches from Spain to France for Il Viaggio a Reims (26 and 28 November) and more upstairs-downstairs ingenuity when royalty comes to town. Both free-to-view operas, merry and bright, come live from the historic Teatro Rossini in the heart of this musical town.
Click here for access
Philippa Perry and Flo Perry
Philippa Perry & Flo Perry in conversation: Couch Fiction
WHEN: Wednesday 25 November, 8pm | WHERE: Zoom
Hosted by Penguin Live, Philippa Perry, bestselling author of The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read, and her daughter Flo Perry, author of How To Have Feminist Sex, are celebrating the launch of their new graphic novel Couch Fiction: A Gripping Tale of Psychotherapy. In it, Philippa explores the journey of psychotherapy, while Flo illustrates her findings. Tickets: £7/£16:99 for access and book.
Click here for access
Fearne Cotton in conversation with Candice Brathwaite
WHEN: Wednesday 25 November, 8pm | WHERE: Zoom
Fearne Cotton opens up about her new children’s book, Your Mood Journal, for kids aged seven and up, in this online Penguin Live event with authors Candice Brathwaite and Dr Rangan Chatterjee, designed for parents who want to help their children discuss emotions and feelings. Tickets are £5.92 – £14.43, with profits going to YoungMinds Charity.
Click here for access
Sadler's Wells x Candoco: Let's Talk About Dis
WHEN: Thursday 26 November, 7pm (available until 7pm, Thursday 3 December) | WHERE: Sadler's Wells’ Facebook page
Part of Sadler's Wells Digital Stage in Focus, Let's Talk About Dis is choreographed by New Wave Associate Hetain Patel and performed by Candoco, the company for disabled and non-disabled dancers. A playful interrogation of identity, it urges viewers to look beyond surface appearances.
Click here for access
Brindisa Ham Home School
Brindisa Ham Home School
WHEN: Thursday 26 November, 7pm - 8:30pm | WHERE: Zoom
Learn to carve jamón like a pro in this workshop with brilliant Spanish restaurant Brindisa. Carvers James Robinson and James Edwards – who have 20 years’ experience between them – will be teaching the tricks and techniques of carving a perfect slice, plus taking attendees on a culinary tour through four of the best Spanish hams – including the coveted 100% Ibérico acorn-fed variety. Attendees have the option to add on extras including a bottle of cava, wine or sherry. Tickets: £35.
Click here for access
The Last Five Years
WHEN: Thursday 26 - Sunday 29 November, 7:30pm (with additional select performances at 2:30pm and 5pm) | WHERE: stream.theatre
Southwark Playhouse reopened for a brief pre-lockdown 2.0 stint with its production of Jason Robert Brown’s 2001 musical The Last Five Years (previously pulled because of the lockdown), a two-hander about a young couple in the early throes of marriage. While it can no longer be enjoyed by a socially distanced audience, the production has thankfully been recorded and is available to watch this week.
Click here for access
Joe Allen's virtual cabaret
WHEN: Thursday 26 November, 8pm - 9pm | WHERE: Joe Allen’s YouTube
Beloved restaurant and champion of the theatre industry Joe Allen is hosting a one-off cabaret evening in support of the West End. Dame Judi Dench, Sir Ian McKellen, Jennifer Saunders and Christopher Biggins are among the big-name stars taking part. The event is being streamed live (and for free) on Joe Allen's YouTube channel, and will then be made available on the Joe Allen website.
Click here for access
Michael Balogun in Death of England: Delroy. Photo: Normski Photography
Death of England: Delroy
WHEN: Friday 27 November, 7pm | WHERE: National Theatre’s YouTube
Clint Dyer and Roy Williams' Death of England: Delroy, an unflinching examination of being a black working-class man in Britain, is being made available to stream via the National Theatre's YouTube channel at 7pm on Friday 27 November. The show will return to the Olivier Theatre for live performances in spring 2021.
Click here for access
Royal Court: Invisible Summer
WHEN: Subscribe before Sunday 29 November | WHERE: Your inbox
Fancy a multimedia play landing in your inbox? Sign up to the Royal Court’s Invisible Summer (by Sunday 29 November) and you can enjoy exactly that. Created by Eve Leigh, Rachel Bagshaw and the artists behind the Royal Court’s Midnight Movie, Invisible Summer is described as ‘part late-night scary story, part call to arms about how to get through the pandemic.’ The play will be drip-fed to you by email every night.
Click here for access
Emilia
WHEN: Until Wednesday 2 December | WHERE: Emilia Live website
Morgan Lloyd Malcolm’s misogyny-busting, history-writing hit play Emilia can be enjoyed from home now, with the release of a recording of it playing the West End’s Vaudeville Theatre in May 2019. Tickets from £1.
Click here for access
