Travel Virtually with These Online Activities This Weekend

Lockdown may have confined us to our homes, but we can still enjoy our weekend; why not travel to one of these virtual events from the comfort of your own home? 

Passenger - Isolation Sunday Live Stream  

Every Sunday – 7:00pm  

Travel to a virtual concert featuring English Singer-Songwriter Michael David Rosenberg, better known as Passenger. Sit back, relax, and listen to his acoustic songs every Sunday. The livestream will take place on his YouTube Channel  

National Theatre at Home: Twelfth Night 

23-30 April – 7:00pm  

Why not take an online trip to the theatre. Shakespeare’s whirlwind comedy of mistaken identity, featuring Tamsin Greig as a transformed Malvolia, is being beamed into your living room this week courtesy of National Theatre at Home. A ship is wrecked on the rocks: Viola is washed ashore but her twin brother Sebastian is lost. Determined to survive on her own, she steps out to explore a new land. The production was originally captured on-stage by National Theatre Live. Screened for free on the National Theatre’s YouTube channel, it starts at 7pm and runs for two hours and 40 minutes with a short interval. If you’d like to support the National Theatre during it’s time of closure, you can do so here.  

Magic in Film: A Virtual Tour of London 

25 & 26 April  - 12pm and 5.30pm

Perhaps you want to explore a new place. Join the See Your City team for a virtual film-themed walking tour of London. The interactive tour – complete with quizzes – is hosted live by a tour guide. You will virtually ‘meet’ your guide in Soho, before making your way through Covent Garden, Trafalgar Square and many more stops – each with its own showbiz backstory. You’ll visit the sites that inspired the movies, from Hitchcock’s classics all the way through to Bond, Marvel movies and rom-coms. Prepare to have your film knowledge tested in the Silverscreen Quiz, with several other games along the way and prizes to be won. Tours start at 12pm and 5.30pm and last one hour. Tickets are £5 and other dates are available.  Click here to book. 

Online Singalong 

April 25 – 3:00pm EST  

Tony Bennett wants the world to sing his classic tune "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" in honour of all front-line workers and medical professionals. The singalong event kicks off at 3:00 p.m. EST. The celebrated crooner would also like everyone who participates to share their videos via social media with the hashtag #SingOutSF.   

Gloriana, The Royal Opera, 2013 

24 April 2020, 7:00pm BST  

Why not go and watch a play? Benjamin Britten’s moving operatic portrayal of Elizabeth I, caught between public duty and private passion, broadcast free online as part of the Royal Opera House's #OurHouseToYourHouse series. Queen Elizabeth I is approaching the end of her reign. The balance between her role as monarch and her affection for the impulsive Earl of Essex is tested when he grows increasingly ambitious. Should she follow the guidance of her advisors or will she be swayed by emotion? Click this link to watch   

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