Yorkshire Silent Film Festival returns to Morecambe later this month as part of Morecambe Winter Gardens’ 125th anniversary celebrations.
The event, which takes place on Sunday 29th May, is a double bill of classic comedies featuring Laurel and Hardy, and Buster Keaton’s The General, all accompanied by live music.
Audiences will be able to experience the magic of the golden age of cinema in Morecambe’s beautiful and historic Winter Gardens theatre.
The first event, is a double bill of classic comedies featuring Laurel and Hardy, and Buster Keaton’s The General, all accompanied by live music. Audiences will be able to experience the magic of the golden age of cinema in Morecambe’s beautiful and historic Winter Gardens theatre.
The evening of comedy classics starts with a trio of Laurel and Hardy short films – Angora Love, From Soup To Nuts and Liberty. In true Laurel and Hardy style, whatever they get up to, they make a complete mess of it!
The second show is Buster Keaton’s spectacular action masterpiece The General, packed full of beautiful visual comedy, daring stunts and nail-biting dramatic tension. Both screenings will be brought to life with live scores by YSFF’s expert improvising musicians, Jonny Best on piano and Trevor Bartlett on percussion.
These events, presented in association with More Music, follow YSFF’s successful first show at the Winter Gardens last year. In October 2021, hundreds of people attended a special Halloween screening of the creepy classic Nosferatu with music by Morecambe’s Off The Rails Creative Jazz Orchestra.
YSFF’s 2022 programme at Morecambe Winter Gardens will continue with more one-off events planned for the summer and autumn. Details will be announced in the coming months.
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