Slapstick Sunday Silents

An afternoon of slapstick comedy starring Laurel and Hardy, Buster Keaton, and Harold Lloyd - brought to life with live piano and percussion by Northern Silents.

The Films:

In The Finishing Touch, Stan and Ollie are hired to build a house - and, of course, it all goes spectacularly wrong. In Get Out and Get Under, Harold Lloyd is in a hurry to get to the theatre to meet his sweetheart, but his misbehaving car causes chaos. And in The Balloonatic, Buster Keaton finds himself accidentally floating away in a hot-air balloon.

Plus! A fourth, surprise film…

The Music

Pianist Jonny Best and percussionist Jeff Davenport will bring all the hilarious action alive with improvised music.

Duration two hours, including an interval

’GET OUT AND GET UNDER’
Director: Hal Roach
Year: 1920
Length: 28 mins

‘THE BALLOONATIC’
Director: Buster Keaton & Eddie Cline
Year: 1929
Length: 20 mins

‘THE FINISHING TOUCH’
Director: Clyde Bruckman
Year: 1928
Length: 20 mins