Some ideas shared in the Out on Sunday WhatsApp group
National Theatre at Home :
Join us every Thursday for much-loved National Theatre Live productions, free to stream on YouTube for seven days. Every Thursday starting 7pm 2 April.
https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/nt-at-home
The initial programme is:
April 2 ‘One Man, Two Guvnors’ by Richard Bean, starring James Corden.
April 9 ‘Jane Eyre’, adapted by Sally Cookson.
April 16 ‘Treasure Island’, adapted by Bryony Lavery.
April 23 ‘Twelfth Night’ by William Shakespeare, starring Tamsin Greig.
From Sport England :
Stay in, work out
Tips, advice and guidance on how to keep or get active in and around your home. Join the Movement and use #StayInWorkOut to share how you’re getting active during this time.
http://www.sportengland.org/stayinworkout
Be More Martyn :
Hive North have uploaded #BeMoreMartyn: The Boy with the Deirdre Tattoo to their website for anybody to watch. This is the final night from their 2018 run at Hope Mill Theatre.
http://www.hivenorth.co.uk/watch
Not a freebie but an appeal
We are facing what has become our greatest public health emergency in living memory. The National Emergencies Trust (NET), in partnership with the British Red Cross, has launched a fundraising appeal, to raise and distribute funds to support communities made most vulnerable by the coronavirus outbreak. With your help, we can make a real difference to people in their hour of need.
https://nationalemergenciestrust.org.uk/coronavirus/
World Health Organisation :
Check out the message in this littlevideo froom the W.H.O. Directo General – 5 ways to stay healthy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXyC1E4d_l4https
Self-Isolation Choir :
Welcome to the Self-Isolation Choir, formed by choral singers for choral singers.
https://www.theselfisolationchoir.com/
Watch online : The Ring Cycle
In 2016, Opera North’s extraordinary journey through Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen came full circle, in a series of six full Ring cycles. Comprising the four operas which make up Wagner’s epic masterpiece, Das Rheingold, Die Walküre, Siegfried and Götterdämmerung, more than 15 unforgettable hours of music and passion are now also available online, in full, for free.
https://www.operanorth.co.uk/the-ring-cycle/
More FREE Opera :
https://operavision.eu/en
Another appeal : St Anns Hospice :
St Ann’s hospice like many charities is struggling to fundraise. If you’d like to help you can do so online here.
https://www.sah.org.uk/get-involved/donate/urgent-funding-appeal/
Full length gay themed movies – YouTube :
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLu0ebLPN4eQCHYjT8psnKQF33_bUuEFOm
Be your own Italian masterpiece :
how people are recreating classic artworks in coronavirus quarantine
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2020/mar/30/be-your-own-italian-masterpiece-how-people-are-recreating-classic-artworks-in-coronavirus-quarantine
Free Virtual Tours: London & Its Attractions :
https://360.visitlondon.com/
United We Stream : Every weekend United We Stream will feature performances from singers, DJ’s, bands and others from across Greater Manchester and around the UK. All we ask from you is a voluntary donation to help some of Greater Manchester’s best-loved venues through this crisis.
https://unitedwestream.co.uk/