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Hamilton | Lockdown Theatre Club 17

July 7, 2020 by David Jays 4 Comments

Watch Hamilton with Lockdown Theatre Club on Tuesday 30 June. Hamilton is available on Disney+. At 8pm everyone presses play and watches together. You can tweet along (#LockdownTheatreClub) or just enjoy the film knowing we’re all part of an audience together. What is Hamilton? You’re kidding, aren’t you? It’s Hamilton. Filmed by its stage director, Thomas Kail, and with the OG Broadway … [Read more...]

Bringing Up Baby | Lockdown Theatre Club 16

June 28, 2020 by David Jays 4 Comments

Watch Bringing Up Baby with Lockdown Theatre Club on Tuesday 30 June. Bringing Up Baby is available on BBC iPlayer. At 8pm everyone presses play and watches together. You can tweet along (#LockdownTheatreClub) or just enjoy the film knowing we’re all part of an audience together. What is Bringing Up Baby? A classic 1938 screwball comedy directed by Howard Hawks. Cary Grant is an unworldly … [Read more...]

The Go-Between | Lockdown Theatre Club 14

June 14, 2020 by David Jays Leave a Comment

Watch The Go-Between with Lockdown Theatre Club on Tuesday 16 June. The Go-Between is available on Amazon Prime, Sky and other services. At 8pm everyone presses play and watches together. You can tweet along (#LockdownTheatreClub) or just enjoy the film knowing we’re all part of an audience together. What is The Go-Between? The third of the films Harold Pinter wrote for director Joseph Losey, … [Read more...]

Girlhood | Lockdown Theatre Club 13

June 9, 2020 by David Jays Leave a Comment

Watch Girlhood with Lockdown Theatre Club on Tuesday 9 June. Girlhood is available to rent on Prime, Sky and other platforms. At 8pm everyone presses play and watches together. You can tweet along (#LockdownTheatreClub) or just enjoy the film knowing we’re all part of an audience together. What is Girlhood? Before Portrait of a Lady on Fire, Céline Sciamma directed Girlhood (Bande de filles), … [Read more...]

All That Jazz | Lockdown Theatre Club 12

May 30, 2020 by David Jays Leave a Comment

Watch All That Jazz with Lockdown Theatre Club on Tuesday 2 June. All That Jazz is available to rent from Sky (no Sky subscription needed, just download the Sky app). At 8pm everyone presses play and watches together. Usually people tweet along (#LockdownTheatreClub) but as many of us are marking #BlackoutTuesday on 2 June, let's just watch the film knowing we’re all part of an audience … [Read more...]

Les Enfants du Paradis | Lockdown Theatre Club 11

May 26, 2020 by David Jays Leave a Comment

Watch Les Enfants du Paradis with Lockdown Theatre Club on Tuesday 26 May. Les Enfants du Paradis is available to rent on Prime. At 8pm everyone presses play and watches together. You can tweet along (#LockdownTheatreClub) or just enjoy the film knowing we’re all part of an audience together. What is Les Enfants du Paradis? Marcel Carné described his film as ‘a tribute to the theatre’. Made in … [Read more...]

Romeo + Juliet | Lockdown Theatre Club 9

May 12, 2020 by David Jays Leave a Comment

Watch Romeo + Juliet with Lockdown Theatre Club on Tuesday 12 May. Romeo + Juliet is available to rent on Prime. At 8pm everyone presses play and watches together. You can tweet along (#LockdownTheatreClub) or just enjoy the film knowing we're all part of an audience together. What is Romeo + Juliet? Baz Luhrmann’s audaciously inventive 1996 film reimagines Shakespeare’s tragedy in ‘Verona … [Read more...]

All About My Mother | Lockdown Theatre Club 8

May 4, 2020 by David Jays Leave a Comment

Watch All About My Mother with Lockdown Theatre Club on Tuesday 5 May. All About My Mother is available to rent on Prime and the BFI Player. At 8pm everyone presses play and watches together. You can tweet along (#LockdownTheatreClub) or just enjoy the film knowing we're all part of an audience together. What is All About My Mother (Todo sobre mi madre)? One of Pedro Almodóvar’s best films, … [Read more...]

Lockdown lessons: Singin’ in the Rain

April 29, 2020 by David Jays Leave a Comment

We learned a lot about Singin’ in the Rain during the Lockdown Theatre Club group watch. There was a lot of adoration for this film, and a lot of good facts flying around. It made me think about why I love it so much – although I’ve always been more of an Astaire boy than a Kelly fan. But what I love about the film and its hero, Don Lockwood – the silent star played by Kelly who reinvents himself … [Read more...]

Singin’ in the Rain | Lockdown Theatre Club 7

April 28, 2020 by David Jays Leave a Comment

Watch Singin’ in the Rain with Lockdown Theatre Club on Tuesday 28 April. Singin’ in the Rain is available to rent on the BFI Player. At 8pm everyone presses play and watches together. You can tweet along (#LockdownTheatreClub) or just enjoy the film knowing we're all part of an audience together. What is Singin’ in the Rain? One of the most joyous of MGM musicals, from 1951. Gene Kelly (who … [Read more...]

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David Jays

I am a writer and critic on performance, books and film and currently write for, among others, the Sunday Times and the Guardian. I edit Dance Gazette, the magazine of the Royal Academy of Dance. I’m also a lifelong Londoner: it’s the perfect city for connecting to art forms that both look back and spring forward. [Read More]

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This is what theatre and dance audiences do: we sit in the dark, watching performances. And then, if it seems worth it, we think about what we've seen, and how it made us feel. The blog should be a conversation, so please comment on the posts and add your thoughts. You know what I've always … [Read More...]

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