National Theatre, RSC and West End musicals to be broadcast on Freeview later this month

A fresh wad of stage shows being broadcast over the next fortnight has been listed.

The BBC continues its extended musicals season with a re-airing of Cynthia Erivo’s 2022 Prom at the Royal Albert Hall (this Sunday, BBC Four), as well Fiddler on the Roof, Easter Parade, and West Side Story (the original film). A 1986 documentary exploring the makings of South Pacific will also air on Sunday 27 April on BBC Four).

Over on Sky Arts, a whole cornucopia of broadcast riches await. The star-studded My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert will air on Sunday 27 April at 1pm.

Matthew Bourne’s staging of Edward Scissorhands will be presented on 29 April at 9pm. Cirque du Soleil: Nouvelle Experience will airs at 3.30pm on Sunday 27 April, while Cirque du Soleil: Zaia airs on at 2.00pm on Friday 25 April.

At the slightly less sociable hour of 1.10am, Sky Arts will broadcast Wuthering Heights, co-produced by Wise Children, National Theatre and Bristol Old Vic. At 6am on 26 April there will be an airing of the 2022 Royal Shakespeare Company production.

Want to entertain yourself with broadcast and streamed shows over Easter? Here’s how!