The Best Virtual Theatre Shows to Watch Now

Though the summer season is all but cancelled, theatre lovers need not despair – there is a plethora of world-class shows streaming online for your entertainment and virtual viewing pleasure.

Where to Watch the Best Virtual Theatre Online

Grange Park Opera, Surrey

Richard Lewisohn

Since being founded in 1998, Grange Park Opera has established itself as an integral part of the British summer season. And while we sadly won’t be able to enjoy its delights in person this year, founder Wasfi Kani has devised a season of entirely new content for us to watch from home. The Found Season consists of 15 performances free to view online, running from six weeks from 4-12 July, featuring over 70 of the world’s leading singers, muscians and dancers.

Now Showing: The upcoming show, on 14 June, will see Grange Park Opera’s chorus in a garden performance

Shakespeare’s Globe

Thanks to the Globe Player, the iconic theatre’s free YouTube channel, you needn’t leave the sofa to get your Shakespeare fix. The Globe will be screening some of the Bard’s best-loved works, to change every fortnight.

Now Showing: The Merry Wives of Windsor

Donate to to safeguard the Globe’s future here

The National Theatre

Though the National Theatre will remain closed until June 30, live performances of popular shows will be streaming weekly on the theatre’s YouTube channel as part of the National Theatre at Home initiative. What’s more, educational institutions such as schools, universities and libraries can access the National Theatre Collection online, showing everything from classic Shakespearean dramas to avant-garde productions from the Donmar Warehouse and Bridge Theatre.

Now Showing: The Madness of George III, starring Mark Gatiss as George III

You can support the National Theatre through its closure by making a donation here. 

Soho Theatre

If you missed out on those coveted Fleabag tickets, now’s your chance to see Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s astonishing one-woman show on screen. It is available to screen now through Soho Theatre on Demand with a range of payment option. Proceeds will go directly to charities supporting those affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, including the National Emergency Trust and the newly set up Fleabag Support Fund, for UK-based freelancers in the theatre industry. We propose rounding off the experience by re-watching both seasons of Fleabag in quick succession.

The RSC

If one Shakespeare play every two weeks isn’t cutting it, you can stream 17 more – including Othello, King Lear and Anthony & Cleopatra – Royal Shakespeare Company productions through Marquee TV. The streaming platform is currently offering viewers a free 30-day trial, hopefully enough to get theatre fans through the lockdown with their sanity intact.

Now Showing: You can also stream the RSC’s 2018 production of Romeo & Juliet via BBC Four’s Culture in Quarantine programme here

You can support the RSC through the company’s closure by making a donation here

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Shows Must Go On!

In an announcement to delight musical theatre lovers worldwide, Andrew Lloyd Weber – the mind behind some of the world’s best-known musicals, Cats and The Phantom of the Opera amongst them, Andrew Lloyd Webber has said that some of his most famous shows will be streaming in full on YouTube. The free screenings will be available for 48 hours, before being replaced by a new musical. Past shows include Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat and Jesus Christ Superstar, with many more in the works; so settle in and prepare to sing along.

Next Showing: Hairspray

The Royal Opera House

While not strictly theatre, it’s nonetheless thrilling news that the Royal Opera House will be bringing a selection of spectacular past operas and ballets to our screens. The ROH’s YouTube channel is hosting weekly screenings of world-class performances, with the full schedule available on the ROH website.

Now Showing: La Fille Mal Gardée (The Wayward Daughter), performed by the Royal Ballet and the Royal Opera House production of Puccini’s Il Trittico

Unprecedented: Theatre from a State of Isolation

A digital theatre initiative by BBC Arts, Unprecedented will showcase a series of new digital plays written in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The new plays explore community experiences and the changes the pandemic has wrought on education, work, family, relationships and culture in general. A starry cast list has already been announced, and the plays are set to be broadcast in May as part of the BBC’s Culture in Quarantine programme.

The Understudy

A brand-new radio play, this star-studded production is based on the novel by David Nicholls and follows the personal and professional trials of a failing actor and husband. The Understudy stars Stephen Fry, Mina Anwar and Russell Tovey among others, and will raise funds for the theatre industry, facing a devastating impact from the Covid-19 crisis.

Showing: After purchasing a £5 ticket, you will be able to watch the play at any time before 26 June.

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