This event has been rescheduled to Sunday 4th February 2024. Previously bought tickets will be valid for the new date.
Online Ticket £21.45 (includes £1.95 online booking fee)
Box Office Ticket £19.50
Bookings over £20 made through the Box Office will incur a £1 booking fee
per transaction (not per ticket)
Please note: all sales are final – there are no refunds or exchanges
NEIL BRAND PRESENTS LAUREL AND HARDY
“JOIN NEIL BRAND, COMPOSER, WRITER, BROADCASTER, MUSICIAN WITH HIS ALL-NEW SHOW ABOUT THE IMMORTAL COMEDY DUO”.
Neil Brand is acclaimed as the leading world expert on silent film and silent comedy, with his original composed music. He has been invited to appear & perform around the world in over 30 countries, appearing at major film festivals & theatres with his wonderful & unique insight into the birth of the early film industry & the geniuses involved.
From their earliest days on opposite sides of the Atlantic in Music Hall and on the stage, to their individual comedy films before they were paired up by Hal Roach, and on to their silent masterpieces before the arrival of sound, Neil will tell the touching story of the world’s greatest comedy team, who could not have been two more different men!
Fully illustrated with stills, clips (both silent and sound) and Neil’s superlative piano accompaniment and culminating in two of the Boys’ best silent short films, Big Business and Liberty, this is a show that promises gales of laughter throughout, as well as getting under the skin of two warm, funny men who continue to make the world laugh.
https://www.thesilentpianistspeaks.co.uk/
“Brand’s skill and charisma as a performer are unquestionable. He lights up these classic silent movies” BFI “SOUTH BANK SILENT MOVIES FESTIVAL”
“A richly diverting 2 hours of entertainment – Brand should break his silence more often” METRO
“Assisted by the trilling wit and polish of Brand’s lightning-fingered accompaniment, the sheer finesse of each successive slapstick selection works its magic on the audience and the laughter flows more and more freely” TELEGRAPH
“Brand’s improvised piano playing elevates silent movies from crude slapstick to subtle ballet” GUARDIAN
“This is a show which is never ever dull and you are in the company of a master of art and technique” ONE4REVIEW
“Whether your interest is musical, historical, filmographic, or none of the above, Neil Brand is certainly worth your time” EDINBURGH FRINGE