Coronavirus, or Covid-19 as it’s more scientifically known, is keeping us to our homes. We’re safer, but it can get a bit boring. Pass the time with a curated events list of what’s happening and when online.
(Big thank you to my dear friend, Alice, who sourced a lot of these)
Theatre / culture
- 30 days’ free trial of https://www.marquee.tv/categories-theatre (lots of RSC, some Donmar etc)
- Coronavirus theatre club – first performance Sun 29th at 7pm https://twitter.com/ClubCoronavirus
- Pre-recorded performance of Showstopper! The Musical https://www.facebook.com/theshowstoppers/videos/918352645246170/
- Amazon Prime has Into the Woods, and apparently a whole bunch of BBC Shakespeare and seven versions of Lear (!)
- Reduced Shakespeare Company (full show): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqmfrqAVeK0
- New programmes launching from National Theatre of Scotland (https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2020/mar/23/theatres-create-online-programmes-response-to-covid-19) and Headlong (https://headlong.co.uk/productions/unprecedented/)
- Soho Theatre online, £4 per performance: https://www.sohotheatreondemand.com/
- National Theatre will be making one play a week available free on YouTube, each for one week: https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/at-home
- The Royal Court has Cyprus Avenue online free for a month from yesterday: https://royalcourttheatre.com/whats-on/cyprus-avenue-film
- The BBC is launching a programme called ‘Culture in Quarantine’ – but it’s not clear when! https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/aboutthebbc/entries/9b107488-0154-4435-a9a1-81bd16224086
- Sadler’s Wells is broadcasting some of its shows online free, including one tonight https://www.sadlerswells.com/whats-on/2020/digital-stage/
- The Royal Opera House is broadcasting events free on Facebook and YouTube: https://www.roh.org.uk/news/the-royal-opera-house-launches-a-programme-of-free-online-content-for-the-culturally-curious-at-home
- It’s True It’s True It’s True, which was going to be at the Barbican, will be streaming on YouTube from the 31st for 30 days: https://twitter.com/breach_theatre/media
Crafts
- All the classes on here are free until 31 March https://learn.brit.co/
- Obby has online courses, for some of which they post you the kit (I recommend the mandala course, which I’ve done face to face and loved, and which is usually £45): https://obby.co.uk/online-classes
Singing
- Sofa Singers choir (I did this the other night and it was great) – need to register in advance: https://www.thesofasingers.net/
- Gareth Malone online choir (https://decca.com/greatbritishhomechorus/)
Wellbeing
- Free online happiness course https://www.onewayjourney.com/happiness-sessions-list
- Free online gong baths, Sundays 2-2.30: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/free-livestream-gong-sound-bath-sound-therapy-meditation-tickets-92057204577
- Yoga nidra daily 2-2.30, by donation https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/yoga-nidra-daily-online-guided-meditation-journey-2pm-230pm-tickets-100399720266
- Grounding breathwork sessions on 29th (£5): https://www.meetup.com/meetup-group-MFOHzlWI/events/269665836/?rv=ea1_v2&_xtd=gatlbWFpbF9jbGlja9oAJDNkNGYyZjkwLTEyYjItNDhjMi04NGFmLTIzYjAzYmI1NzYxYw
- Free breathwork class streaming on Instagram (I find it only works on the app). Various sessions, including a ‘move and breathe’ session tomorrow: https://www.instagram.com/thebreathguy/?hl=en
- How To Cope With Social Distancing And Social Interactions During Covid-19 workshop (£8) https://www.meetup.com/Deeper-Conversations/events/269594344/
- Free managing anxiety event, today with recordings available after (https://managinganxiety.pages.ontraport.net)
- Meditation and gratitude practice, by donation, Sundays 7pm https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/coming-to-your-senses-with-meditation-gratitude-tickets-99803356526
Random
- Online evening ecstatic dance by donation: Tuesdays (https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/online-trance-dance-cacao-ceremony-with-ecstatic-dance-london-730pm-930pm-tickets-83648022487) Wednesdays (https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/online-dance-tribe-ecstatic-dance-and-online-connection-party-tickets-100849317022), Fridays (https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cacao-dance-tribe-online-cacao-ecstatic-dance-with-ecstatic-dance-london-tickets-84249250777) and Saturdays (https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ecstatic-dance-london-online-ecstatic-dance-events-730pm-930pm-gmt-tickets-54647850191)
- Dani and Jackie’s Virtual Happy Hour – run from a bar in, I think, California. You get shown how to make a cocktail, and then they have another speaker, on something different each night. I did it the other night and it was fun. I think it’s 10pm UK time https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUlc-mvqzsvQvTKc9TPQEa-MEbCgixAdw
- Virtual (Boozy) Brunch with Belinda – similar to the above, but on Sunday (I think 5pm), and focused on wine rather than cocktails. I rather preferred this to the Happy Hour event (https://zoom.us/meeting/register/uZIsfuuhqzkuuSNdHle2_zP4qQXdCnZDLw)