SOMETHING a little bit different for this week. It not merely being cinemas closed through the lockdown, theatres too have rallied for the provision of home entertainment.

In the red corner, the National Theatre transfers its big screen programme to ones rather smaller with NT At Home. Last week’s YouTube release of One Man, Two Guvnors - starring a superb James Corden - can still be found online for another few hours but will soon be replaced by Sally Cookson’s acclaimed reimagining of Charlotte Brontë classic Jane Eyre.

First staged by Bristol’s Old Vic theatre in 2015 and transferred to the National in the same year, with a revival in 2017, Jane Eyre sees the story’s feminist undertones brought forth, emboldened and evolved for a 21st century audience. Portrayed with verve by Madeleine Worrall, Cookson’s Jane is strong willed and driven, yet not untouched by the madness streaming through the novel’s thematic power.

This is the story of a young woman, a survivor of poverty, thrust here and there by injustice and betrayal but ultimately led forth by the decision to follow her heart.

Expressive design work by Michael Vale sees floating window frames and wooden platforms invoke the institutions of Jane’s life, all before a tremendous backdrop of white fabric. A sea of scarlet light bathes the stage in evocation of the novel’s iconic red room, whilst that infamous fire burns here with breathtaking realism.

Catch this one on YouTube, free of charge, from 7pm tonight (Thursday).

Available from 7pm tomorrow (Friday), but for merely 48 hours, the blue corner belongs to Andrew Lloyd Webber’s ‘The Show Must Go On’ programme. Last week, Donny Osmond was Joseph, of David Mallet’s 1999 Technicolour Dreamcoat production. This week, David Forster is Jesus in Laurence Connor’s Christ Superstar of 2012.

Whilst Forster won his part in the ITV talent contest Superstar, the other roles belong to an all-star line up. Comic musician Tim Minchin plays Judas Iscariot, with former Spice Girl Melanie C as Mary Magdalene and radio DJ Chris Moyles as King Herod.

Best known for his work on the 25th anniversary performances and concerts for Les Miserables and Phantom of the Opera, Connor staged a dazzling show, produced with the best crew around.

Filmed live as part of the show’s 2012 arena tour, this rock n roll spectacle is not to be missed