The Friday List: From Bridgerton, Margazhi music festival to FirstAct play Star Light, your weekly calendar of virtual events

Compiled by Aishwarya Sahasrabudhe Christmas in 2020 has been a rather toned down version of the usual cheer. When: 25 December Where: Jaipur Literature Festival’s Facebook — Music and plays Ever since the first lockdown came into effect, Royal Opera House, Mumbai has been screening excerpts from archived concerts and live performances to the effect of infusing some colour in our otherwise mundane stay-at-home lives. When: 26 December Where: Royal Opera House, Mumbai’s YouTube channel For this month’s FirstAct play, Firstpost will be collaborating with the Alienstar Collective Theatre for the virtual performance, Star Light. To know more and get your ticket, When: 27 December — Virtual music festival The annual Madras Margazhi Music Festival, which has been running uninterrupted since 1928, will take to the virtual stage in 2020 to bring to audiences a week filled with the notes of soulful Carnatic ragas. To know more and register for the murder mystery, visit MurderedforMoney’s Facebook When: 26 December to 1 January — Virtual walkthrough Kolkata, the beating heart of colonial India commands an important place in history, not simply for being an important centre for the British Raj but also because of its role during World War II.