NEIL BRAND: Silent Comedy Triple Bill at Lakeside Arts, Nottingham
About the show
Silent Comedy Triple Bill
Thursday 18 June, 7.30pm, 1 hour 20 minutes (no interval)
Djanogly Recital Hall
£14-£18
The three greatest silent comedians unite for one brilliant show presented by piano dynamo and beloved broadcaster Neil Brand.
Enjoy Charlie Chaplin’s The Rink, with the Tramp causing chaos rollerskating; Buster Keaton’s The High Sign, where Buster accidentally becomes a hired assassin; and Harold Lloyd’s Never Weaken, featuring his hilarious skyscraper-dangling misadventures.
These classic shorts represent the Golden Age of silent comedy and guarantee laughs for the whole family, with Neil Brand sharing behindthe-scenes stories and accompanying live on piano in his inimitable style.
Featuring - Neil Brand
Neil Brand, writer, composer for BBC’s ‘Paul Merton’s Silent Clowns’ and the ‘doyen of silent film pianists’ (Radio 4) lifts the curtain on his unique profession and accompanies rare, comic and stunning clips from the wealth of silent cinema.