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National Theatre: A Streetcar Named Desire At 2 p.m. ET, London’s National Theatre presents A Streetcar Named Desire , starring Gillian Anderson as the tragic Blanche DuBois opposite Ben Foster ‘s unforgiving Stanley Kowalski. Directed by Benedict Andrews, this radical reinvention of Tennessee Williams’ classic ran briefly at Brooklyn’s St. Ann’s Warehouse and features a slowly rotating set, fiery

Lyric Hammersmith: A Doll’s House At 9:30 a.m. ET, London’s Lyric Hammersmith theatre shares a recording of its well-reviewed 2019 mounting of A Doll’s House directed by Rachel O’Riordan. Henrik Ibsen’s landmark drama was reimagined by playwright Tanika Gupta, who reset the story in 1879, Calcutta in order to explore issues of race and colonialism as well as gender. No matter where Nora (here rech

With theatres around most of the world closed, our in-person industry has been scrambling to adapt to a virtual world. Many companies and stage artists have been sharing their work online, and theatre sites (including TDF Stages) have been publishing carefully curated roundups of what to watch. But if you want many more theatre-related options, behold Thespie , a new U.K.-based website that lists

The 24 Hour Plays: Viral Monologues At 6 p.m. EST, catch the latest installment of The 24 Hour Plays: Viral Monologues , a six-hour series of solos about how we’re living today. Every 15 minutes from 6 p.m. until midnight, well-known actors—including Todd Almond, Maddie Corman, Ari Graynor, Cobie Smulders, Ryan Spahn and Kate Hamill —will perform tailor-made monologues, all penned and filmed withi

Shakespeare’s Globe: The Winter’s Tale At 2 p.m. ET, London’s Shakespeare’s Globe shares a recording of its 2018 mounting of The Winter’s Tale , Shakespeare’s genre-shifting comedy-tragedy-romance about an insanely jealous king, a pair of determined young lovers, an oracle, a magical statue and a bear. Watch for free anytime through Sunday, May 31 on the theatre’s YouTube channel .

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NYTB/Chamberworks: The Living Room Series At noon ET, 40-year-old dance troupe New York Theatre Ballet, recently rechristened NYTB/Chamberworks, specializes in intimate works, and on Fridays, the company shares recordings from its archives. Today’s lineup features Pam Tanowitz’s Double Andante and Nicolo Fonte’s The, And Back Again , both from 2015; and Merce Cunningham’s 1967 Scramble . Watch for

National Theatre: Barber Shop Chronicles At 2 p.m. ET, London’s National Theatre shares Barber Shop Chronicles , Inua Ellams’ hit play about the thriving social scenes at six different barbershops, one in London, the others in Africa. A critically acclaimed production, the show presents a loving and insightful portrait of the African men who work and visit these havens. Watch for free through Thur

Charles Busch in The Confession of Lily Dare At 2 p.m. ET, Stars in the House presents a live reading of The Confession of Lily Dare , written by and starring the fabulous Charles Busch . A loving send-up of the confession films of the ’30s that’s both funny and poignant, the play , and this event reunites the entire cast, including two-time Tony nominee Howard McGillin as an unscrupulous cad and