# The best theatre to stream this month: Self Esteem dazzles with Teeth ’n’ Smiles

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-best-theatre-to-stream-this-month-self-esteem-dazzles-with-teeth-n-smiles/
- Published: 2026-08-01T07:00:46+00:00
- Updated: 2026-08-01T08:05:30+00:00
- Original publisher: The Guardian (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/aug/01/the-best-theatre-to-stream-this-month-self-esteem-teeth-n-smiles
- Topics: Americas, Culture, Offbeat, Paranormal, Weird & Viral, World

## Key points

- Self Esteem leads the month’s theatre-streaming recommendations.
- Michaela Coel and Hiran Abeysekera feature in major recordings.
- Dance, audio drama and Shakespeare broaden the selection.

## Summary

This monthly streaming guide highlights a range of theatre, dance and audio productions, led by Rebecca Lucy Taylor (Self Esteem) in David Hare’s Teeth ’n’ Smiles. The selection matters because it makes notable recent and archival performances accessible beyond their original venues, spanning rock drama, Shakespeare, queer history, flamenco and musical mystery.

Other recommendations include Michaela Coel performing her early monologue Chewing Gum Dreams on NT at Home, Hiran Abeysekera’s modern-dress Hamlet, and Antoni Cimolino’s 1992 Romeo and Juliet from Canada’s Stratford Festival archive. Arte.tv offers Marco da Silva Ferreira’s protest dance work F*cking Future and Rafaela Carrasco’s flamenco ballet Humo, while Audible presents The Pansy Craze and Murder at the Gates, a concept album featuring Gaten Matarazzo.

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