> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # P/REVIEW: Lockdown Larder 3 - URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/p-review-lockdown-larder-3/ - Published: 2021-01-11T16:16:25.000Z - Updated: 2021-01-11T10:54:08.000Z - Description: Brian Butler shares some January treats streaming this month - Author: Brian Butler - Tags: Arts, Musical Theatre, Previews, Reviews, Television, all4, Iris Prize, Michael Sheen, Netflix, Peccadillo Pictures, Ria Jones, Southwark Playhouse [![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/600400centrered-1.png)](https://www.gscene.com/arts/theatre/feature-lockdown-larder-christmas-special-1/attachment/600400centrered-2/?ref=scenemag.co.uk) This larder should have previewed the many theatre shows that were scheduled to open in the next two months , but alas lockdown 3 has stymied all our hopes of attending live performances . So it’s back to streaming of tv, films and musicals and there’s still plenty to celebrate. As entries now [open for this year’s LGBTQ+ Iris Prize](https://irisprize.org/festival/?ref=scenemag.co.uk) film festival, there’s still chance to catch some intriguing and thought-provoking short films from the Iris [Best of British Shorts 2020](https://irisprize.org/bestbritish/?ref=scenemag.co.uk), showing on Channel 4’s **all4** . **Dungarees** features a transgender boy and his CIS male friend in a playful and engaging miniature tale which involves toenail painting as a sort of cross-over ritual. **The Passing** is an altogether more sombre piece. At first I thought the female protagonist was a pathologist, preparing to carry out a post-mortem on a covered-up corpse. But it becomes clear that she is in fact an undertaker, preparing the body – beautifying it – ready for its ultimate presentation . The bigger surprise awaits when she draws back the shroud. **Pompeii** kind of eluded me for a storyline and seems largely to be simulating phone camera antics, including gay sex in a nightclub toilet cubicle and wild party going, but it’s intriguing . **The Scene** also opens enigmatically with a young black guy X-boxing his time away. The arrival of his ex-husband leads to hair-cutting and other intimate rituals – all apparently to prepare for a long-delayed re-entry into the gay world, and back onto the scene of its title. For me the most intriguing of the collection is **Better** – a futuristic scary tale about the need to conform forced on a young boy who’s bullied by his schoolmates, grows his hair, plays with girls, and again paints his toenails in a trans kind of ritual. Taken by his mother to a clinic where he can be made “ better “ in an unspecified operation, it’s sobering and thought-provoking. Finally **Mandem** is a journey by two London-based Jamaican drug-dealers which seems matter-of-factly scarily ordinary – until they kiss. To view go to all4. LGBTQ+ film distributors Peccadillo Pictures’ latest offering is due out on 18 January. **Are We Lost Forever** focuses on the emotional break-up of two lovers Adrian and Hampus. Can they be reconnected or is the film’s title prophetic ? Watch out for my Scene magazine review. [Details at peccapics.com](https://www.peccapics.com/product/arewelostforever/?ref=scenemag.co.uk) The new Sony Movies Classic channel is a chance to see some great movies of yesteryear free of charge . They include **Psycho** and **The Graduate** – check the list on most platforms including freeview, freesat and Virgin. **A Miracle of Miracles** is a fascinating documentary about the creation of the stage and film musical Fiddler On The Roof . It looks at the story’s roots and goes behind the scenes at various productions . It’s a great watch and is on demand at Amazon Prime and Vimeo. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmVF3u0\_T30](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmVF3u0%5FT30&ref=scenemag.co.uk) Michael Sheen and David Tennant are making a triumphant return in season 2 of their lockdown comedy drama **Staged**. Written by Simon Evans , who also features, it centres on a possible US version of the series – but will our heroes be wanted ? It’s on BBC 1 and iplayer. The world premiere of British musical **The Sorcerer’s Apprentice** was slated for live performances at Southwark Playhouse , but lockdown 3 now means it’s transferred to pay-per-view streaming from 26 January to 14 February. Look out for my review. Written by Richard Hough and Ben Morales Frost, it’s directed by Charlotte Westenra. It centres on a father and daughter who try to rescue through magic a small town nestling under the Northern Lights. Tickets at tsamusical.com [![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/sorcerers-apprentice-stream600.png)](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/home/) When theatres are dark, there’s a tradition of leaving a single light bulb switched on onstage. **Leave A Light On** is a must-watch series of concerts from West End Musical Theatre performers beamed from their homes. It runs from 13 to 26 January and includes a show performed by recent MT graduates. Full cast list at [lambertjackson.co.uk](https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/leave-a-light-on-series-full-lineup%5F53139.html?ref=scenemag.co.uk) [![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/144538600.png)](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/home/) The highly rated version of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s **Sunset Boulevard the musical** has been extended on streaming by the Curve Theatre, Leicester until 17 January. It stars Ria Jones who by all accounts is outstanding. [to book – curveonline.co.uk](https://www.curveonline.co.uk/whats-on/shows/sunset-boulevard-in-concert-at-home/?ref=scenemag.co.uk) [![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/1250-19ac44c3600.png)](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/home/) You can watch a new and developing play and help LGBTQ+ youth homelessness charity akt this weekend. **James Cole’s play Star Man**, which featured in Scene magazine last year gets a fresh live streamed outing on Sunday 17 January. Star Man tells the story of a young man Ben (Jack Matthew) battling to overcome the hold of a drug addiction while a ghost from his past seeks to destroy his future. It’s a gripping piece of drama and akt – formerly known as the **Albert Kennedy Trust** is a worthy recipient of its streaming funds . Book your tickets here: [outsavvy.com/events](https://outsavvy.com/event/5561/star-man-christmas-special-for-the-albert-kennedy-trust-tickets?ref=scenemag.co.uk) [![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/the-midnight-sky-on-n600.png)](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/home/) And finally another enigmatic must-watch , in my opinion , is the Netflix offering **The Midnight Sky** , a sci-fi moralistic tale about space exploration, hope, aspiration and the disaster of global warming. Its central two electrifying performances from director George Clooney and 7-year-old Caoilinn Springall are matched by peerless special effects and cinematography. **Happy watching.**