The following is a list of current and upcoming free live streams of stage productions.
Twelfth Night
May 6–8
Stratford Festival YouTube Channel
Brian Dennehy stars in the Stratford Festival's 2011 production of the Shakespeare play, directed by Des McAnuff.
Before the Interval
Beginning May 7
The Shows Must Go On YouTube Channel
Christopher Akrill, Charlotte Broom, and Clemmie Sveaas star in Luca Silvestrini's sequel to After The Interval, about dancers projecting themselves into what their future selves could be. Filmed in April 2014 at the Linbury Studio Theatre in London.
Uncle Vanya
May 7 – June 4
PBS.org
Toby Jones, Richard Armitage, Roger Allam, Aimee Lou Wood, and Rosalind Eleazar star in Conor McPherson's adaptation of the Chekhov play. Directed by Ian Rickson, the production was filmed at London's Harold Pinter Theatre in 2020.
Measure for Measure
Through May 9
GoodmanTheatre.org
Robert Falls directs the Goodman Theatre's 2013 production of Shakespeare's dark comedy.
The Royale
Through May 16
LCT.org
McKinley Belcher III, Khris Davis, Montego Glover, John Lavelle, and Clarke Peters star in Marco Ramirez's play loosely based on the real-life experiences of Jack Johnson, the first African-American heavyweight world champion. Directed by Rachel Chavkin, the production was filmed in 2016 at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater.
Yours Unfaithfully
Through May 16
MintTheater.org
Max von Essen stars in the Mint Theater Company production of Miles Malleson's play. Filmed Off-Broadway in 2017.
The Fatal Weakness
May 17 – June 27
MintTheater.org
The Mint Theater Company production of George Kelly's play about an incurable romantic who discovers, after 28 years of marriage, that her husband is a lying cheat. Filmed Off-Broadway in 2014.
Romeo and Juliet
Through May 21
PBS.org
Josh O’Connor and Jessie Buckley play the star-crossed lovers in Emily Burns' 90-minute adaptation of the Shakespeare play. Directed by Simon Godwin, the production was filmed at London's National Theatre in late 2020.
Weightless
Through May 30
WPTheater.org
WP Theater presents a theatrical concert film of The Kilbanes' musical about two sisters who travel across worlds and make devastating sacrifices in order to reunite, and the god who shapes and is shaped by that journey. Filmed in 2021 at the Bruns Amphitheatre in California.
A Picture of Autumn
Through June 13
MintTheater.org
The Mint Theater Company production of N.C. Hunter's play about a family living in disarray in their decaying ancestral home. Filmed Off-Broadway in 2013.
My Beautiful Launderette
Available until the Curve reopens
CurveOnline.co.uk
Hanif Kureishi's play based on his Oscar-nominated screenplay, featuring original music from Tennant/Lowe of the Pet Shops Boys. Omar Malik and Jonny Fines star in the production, filmed at Leicester's Curve theatre in 2019.
Until the Flood
Through Fall 2023
AllArts.org
Dael Orlandersmith performs her play based on interviews she conducted with the residents of Ferguson, Missouri, in the months following the shooting of Michael Brown. Filmed Off-Broadway at the Rattlestick Playwrights Theater in 2018.
Border Tales
Through 2026
The Shows Must Go On YouTube Channel
A commentary on multicultural Britain seen through the eyes of an international cast, told through dance, live music, and dialogue compiled from the performers’ personal experiences. Filmed in 2017 at The Place in London.
