How to enjoy the arts at home

What you need 

• a PC, Mac, tablet or smartphone  

• access to wifi  

Top tips  

Music 

• Sofar Sounds are bringing live music gigs to your sofa  

• check out Ronnie Scott’s Jazz recordings  

• Isolate Live is supporting musicians and giving them a live platform 

• London Symphony Orchestra have created an online schedule of performances  

Opera 

• try a Marquee TV subscription for dance, opera and theatre on demand 

• Royal Opera House are offering online ballet and opera  

• for a range of different operas there is Opera Vision 

• Helsinki Opera have brought their offering online 

Dance 

• learn how to dance salsa, cha cha or waltz with Step by Step 

• watch performances by Northern ballet 

• Sadler’s Wells theatre has set up a Digital Stage  

• Motionhouse dance-theatre company are airing their productions  

Film 

• HOME Manchester are offering online films for members  

• for any Secret Cinema fans, they’re still taking place from your couch 

• you can host a Netflix Party and invite friends to watch a film together 

• Storyhouse are providing free access to films 

Theatre 

• visit the Globe Theatre for Shakespeare’s plays 

• Broadway fans can get their fix on Broadway HD 

• Soho Theatre is currently streaming Fleabag  

• National Theatre Live are streaming their productions online 

• if speed theatre is your thing, try out 1448 UK 

• Gateshead International Festival of Theatre is virtual this year   

Poetry and Literature 

• hear a Sonnet a day read by Sir Patrick Stewart 

• for budding writers, you could try a poetry challenge 

• Audible are offering free audiobooks  

Arts Festivals 

• The Social Distancing Festival boasts a showcase of theatre, dance and music 

• Virtual Design Festival is bringing a mix of arts to online 

• The BBC are making sure that we can still access Culture in Quarantine