Inter Alia
Rosamund Pike rightly won an Olivier award for her restless turn in Prima Facie playwright Suzie Miller’s blistering legal drama – now a judge in court, now with mates at karaoke, now whipping out the ironing board before a party, now facing a family crisis. It’s a breathtaking performance in both senses and Justin Martin, a master at building tension, directs with customary flair. On NT at Home from 7 July.
Summerfolk
Also from NT at Home: sibling playwrights Nina and Moses Raine’s adaptation of Maxim Gorky’s sprawling 1904 portrait of indulgence and infidelity at a dacha in summertime. Robert Hastie’s production unfolds on Peter McKintosh’s set of towering timber. Available from 7 July.
Paddington: The Musical
Tom Fletcher’s songs are as moreish as marmalade sandwiches and you can now savour the original cast recording for the Savoy theatre’s hit musical. Top tracks include the chaotic Don’t Touch That, as Paddington blunders around the Browns’ house, and Victoria Hamilton-Barritt’s dastardly Pretty Little Dead Things (“woo-ooh!”).
Following Jimmy Valentine
A short story from 1903 written by O Henry is the source material for this new, 18-track audiobook musical by Jeff Flaster, starring Hadley Fraser as a jewel thief and Kerry Ellis as the detective on his trail. Available from Audible.
Black Comedy
Peter Shaffer’s 1965 comedy about a power cut has a bright conceit: blazing lights are used to convey pitch black darkness and vice versa. Caroline Steinbeis’s revival, starring Joe Bannister as a crafty sculptor, runs at the Orange Tree theatre in Richmond until 11 July and is then available on demand, 14-17 July.
Midnight Souls
Filmed at the monumental Palais des Papes at Avignon festival last summer, Carolyn Carlson’s choreography shimmers like the stage sculptures by Jean-Michel Othoniel – and the music by Philip Glass and René Aubry – in this captivating production led by Hugo Marchand and Caroline Osmont. On Arte.TV.
The Magic of Dance
Here’s a six-hour masterclass on dance from a prima teacher, Margot Fonteyn. Filmed in 1979, the great ballerina’s globetrotting series includes interviewees such as Marie Rambert and features a full performance of Frederick Ashton’s Marguerite and Armand, performed by Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev. On BBC iPlayer.
Intimacy
An actor turned intimacy coordinator’s new job on a Greek island film shoot brings back painful memories in this eight-part audio drama written by Lena Headey who also plays the lead role. There’s a stellar cast including Hannah Waddingham, Maisie Williams, Alison Steadman and Tom Goodman-Hill. On BBC Sounds from 22 July.
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