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The Brightening Air
Almost 30 years after The Weir made him the toast of Theatreland, Conor McPherson is the talk of the town again. His consummate West End revival reaffirms that Irish pub drama’s allure, he has adapted The Hunger Games for an adventurous immersive staging in Canary Wharf and his blazing Bob Dylan musical recently returned to the Old Vic. McPherson’s sprawling and mystical farmhouse saga The Brightening Air, set in 1980s County Sligo in Ireland and starring Chris O’Dowd, comes to NT at Home on 14 October.
Frankenstein
“The idea of a creature made of shreds of other people – well, that’s all of us, isn’t it?” Mark Bruce teases out universal truths from Mary Shelley’s gothic melodrama with his striking dance-theatre version incorporating Greek myths. On Marquee TV.
6.58: Manifesto
Dance Umbrella festival is back in venues across London, with a complementary digital programme of discussions and films including this one from Andrea Peña & Artists. It asks “what it means to be human in a post-industrial, hyper-technological world”, with the help of dancers, a DJ and an opera singer.
Creditors
Forty years after The Jewel in the Crown, Charles Dance, Geraldine James and Nicholas Farrell reunite at Richmond’s intimate Orange Tree theatre for August Strindberg’s three-hander about art and artifice. Available 14-17 October.
The Wild Duck
Last year, Alan Lucien Øyen staged The Wild Duck at London’s Coronet but the director is also a leading figure in Norwegian dance and he choreographed this version of Ibsen’s family drama at Oslo Opera House. The Norwegian National Ballet production is on Marquee TV.
Wicked
If your kids are counting the days until the second Wicked movie, a new card of songs from the first film – to be used on the colourful audio player Yoto, designed for little listeners – will help them catch up with the story so far.
Feû
A childhood memory of being caught amid a swarm of dragonflies in Morocco inspired this entrancing, restless piece choreographed by Fouad Boussouf. On Marquee TV.
The Devil Wears Prada
A year after it arrived at London’s cavernous Dominion theatre, led by the imperious Vanessa Williams, Elton John’s musical adaptation of the fashionistas’ favourite is now available as a 20-track album including two of his original demos.
