Step back into a golden age of movie comedy for a joyous afternoon of slapstick, silliness, and live music
The Films
Laurel and Hardy are the eternal optimists of slapstick — two well-meaning souls whose every effort to do the right thing somehow leads to disaster. In Soup to Nuts they are incompetent waiters serving at an upper-class party. In Two Tars they’re sailors whose minor fender bender becomes a full-blown street war. And in Angora Love, a stray goat follows them home, and their attempts to keep it hidden from their landlord lead to an enormous water fight!
Perfect for families, film lovers, and anyone in need of a good laugh.
The Music
Pianist Jonny Best and percussionist Trevor Bartlett are two of the UK’s leading improvising silent film musicians. Their snappy, creative slapstick comedy soundtracks have been a hit with audiences since they first got together to play Laurel and Hardy for Leeds International Film Festival in 2015.
This event is the first of two silent comedy performances at The Stoller Hall today. Buster Keaton’s Steamboat Bill Jr screens at 7pm — and you can catch them both with a great-value double‑bill ticket.
Music: Jonny Best (piano) and Trevor Bartlett (percussion)
Angora Love
Director: Lewis R Foster
Year: 1929
Length: 21 minutes
Two Tars
Director: James Parrott
Year: 1928
Length: 21 minutes
Soup to Nuts
Director: Edgar Livingston Kennedy
Year: 1928
Length: 21 minutes
