Streaming This Weekend: Operatic Cowboys, Shakespearean Drama, and More

This weekend watch a free performance of Shakespeare's thrilling Julius Caesar set in the aftermath of the Arab Spring uprisings, a documentary on the making of a Western opera, and an exploration of the possible futures of society.

Check out our suggestions of theatre to watch from home this week:

Riders of the Purple Sage: The Making of a Western Opera - Documentary, Film

Western cowboy culture and opera’s hallowed traditions converge to celebrate the collaborative power of art in this new documentary film. What begins as a challenge between a composer and his librettist evolves into a creative posse of artists, musicians, and singers sharing a singular vision.

The power of Zane Grey's classic novel is reclaimed opening night in an opera that marries music theatre, cutting-edge stagecraft, and matinee heroes.

Julius Caesar - Play, Filmed Performance

A fast-moving thriller about a struggle for democracy, William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar is also a love story between two men united by an explosive act of political violence.

Gregory Doran‘s film sets the action in post-independence Africa. With echoes of the recent overthrow of dictators during the ‘Arab Spring’, the production explores the implications of political assassination and the unpredictability of its aftermath.

ASSEMBLY - Film

Imagine the future. However you choose to imagine it. Now imagine it in your hands. What does community mean in a time of division and separation?

Mixing live performance, animation and sound, ASSEMBLY looks at the impact of humans on nature and what we might build together for a better future. It's about trying, failing, and trying again. In times of emergency, it is about hope.

Moulin Rouge - Musical, Film

When an idealistic poet is drawn into the dark, fantastical underworld of the Parisian night-club the "Moulin Rouge," he finds a seedy, glamorous haven of sex, drugs and electricity.

He finds himself plunged into a passionate love affair with the club's star, who is also the city's most famous courtesan in this tragic love story from filmmaker Baz Luhrmann.