Eight stunning live performances you can watch for free

The National Theatre is making a number of performances, previously screen exclusively in cinemas, on its YouTube channel.

The first production to be made available as part of National Theatre at Home initiative is Richard Bean’s One Man Two Guvnors, featuring James Corden giving a Tony award-winning performance as a skiffle musician forced to work for gangsters in 1960s Brighton.

Ballet Lorent has brought the beloved tale of Rumpelstiltskin to life in a magical dance theatre production.

This story of love, obsession, grief and reconciliation is made to be enjoyed by grown-ups and kids of all ages. Gather the whole family for a pretend trip to the theatre (from home)!

Choreographed by Liv Lorent and retold by Carol Ann Duffy, Rumpelstiltskin was filmed by The Space from a live performance at Northern Stage.

Hard hitting black comedy Cyprus Avenue tells the story of a man struggling with the past and terrified of the future.

It was awarded Best New Play at the Irish Times Theatre Awards and the James Tait Black Prize for Drama in 2017. For his portrayal of Eric, Stephen Rea won Best Actor at the Irish Times Theatre Awards 2017.

Top on and off-screen talent assembled to create a new musical version of Kenneth Grahame's cherished novel about the riotous adventures of Ratty, Badger, Mole and Toad.

Downtown Abbey creator Julian Fellowes and Olivier Award-winning composer and lyricist duo George Stiles and Anthony Drewe combined to produce this adaption which was captured during performance at the London Palladium. It stars Rufus Hound as Toad, Denise Welch appearing as Mrs Otter and Gary Wilmot as Badger.

The Royal Opera House has created a schedule of free broadcasts and live content for audiences to access anywhere around the world. One performance will be made available each week on their YouTube channel as part of their #OurHouseToYourHouse series every Friday night.

This Friday sees the release of Handel's Acis and Galatea, a performance which brought together the Royal Opera and the Royal Ballet directed by Wayne McGregor.

When the Manchester Collective gathered together in front of a packed house at The White Hotel in Salford. Little did they know at that point that it was to be the last time they would perform together for quite a while.

In the meantime, they have begun to release a series of recordings that invite you into a dark world of secrets, sighs and unspoken words. Isolation broadcast #1 features beautiful, spellbinding string music by Britten, Shostakovich and Gesualdo.

Sinfonia Viva is a virtuoso ensemble from Derby delivering original and extraordinary creative musical experiences.

'A Little Live Music' is a new series of intimate performances from the homes of Viva musicians - making sure our music doesn't going silent during these difficult times.

For the next generation of creative talent there's a wide range of virtual events happening at the National Student Drama Festival.

Some of theatre's most talented artists, including Emma Rice, Laura Wade and Mark Ravenhill, will be running workshops, as well leaders from companies including Slung Low, Paines Plough, Rash Dash, Middle Child, Graeae, New Diorama and Curve.

There will be also be a panel discussion on how the industry can restart, fresher and better, post-corona shutdown as well as a quiz and an online game show.