ACTIVITIES YOU CAN DO FROM HOME

This page provides you with various ideas and resources to help you fill your days with culture, fun and much more. Enjoy this range of activities to keep yourself entertained!

Something for the little ones

With the Airshow season still up in the air, we thought we'd create our own spectacle.
Our paper plane template makes it even easier, but as much fun.

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FREE STREAMING

From stage shows to musicals and opera, there's a range of productions that you can watch online for free. For those who have been missing the excitement of a festival, there is The International Online Theatre Festival running from 15 April to 15 May. See the full list below.

STAY AT HOME THEATRE

Here's a list with some of the shows you can watch from the comfort of your couch:

Watch the full The Goes Wrong series on iPlayer.
Visit Southwark Theatre site to enjoy three archived productions.
Enjoy the National Theatre NTLive shows on YouTube.

Shakespeare's Globe will release 40 free titles during lockdown.
Watch Andrew Lloyd Webber's musicals for free on YouTube.
Only the Brave, the hit musical starring Caroline Sheen and David Thaxton, is available for free online.

CELEBRATE SHAKESPEARE'S BIRTHDAY

The RSC has released six shows on BBC iPlayer, including:

Macbeth with Christopher Eccleston and Niamh Cusack.
Othello with Hugh Quarshie in the title role and Lucian Msamati as Iago.
Romeo and Juliet with Bally Gill as Romeo and Karen Fishwick as Juliet.

The Merchant of Venice with Makram J Khoury as Shylock.
Much Ado About Nothing with Edward Bennett as Benedick and Michelle Terry as Beatrice.
Hamlet with Paapa Essiedu in the title role.

DRESS UP FOR THE OPERA AND BALLET

Whether you decide or not to get your fancy clothes out of the closet, here's a list of free spectacles:

The iconic Northern Ballet is making some of their shows available online.
Watch top-tier performances filmed at the highest quality level with OperaVision.
The BalletBoyz' latest show was due to open at London Sadler's Wells, but will instead be made available online for free.

Chichester Festival Theatre has begun to stream archived shows.
The Met Opera is providing dynamic, fresh content every night.
From 15 April to 15 May, The International Online Theatre Festival provides some of the most cutting-edge contemporary theatre from venues all across the world.

FEEL GOOD MUSIC

We asked our staff members which songs have the power to make their day brighter. We collated their answers into a Spotify playlist in the hope that these songs will make you happy too.

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