Step back into a golden age of film 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 attempt to do the right thing somehow ends in disaster.
In Soup to Nuts, they bungle as waiters at an upper‑class party. In Two Tars, a minor fender‑bender spirals into a full‑blown street war. And in Angora Love, a stray goat follows them home, leading to a chaotic water fight as they try to keep it hidden from their landlord.
Perfect for families, film lovers, and anyone in need of a good laugh.
The Music
Pianist Jonny Best and percussionist Trevor Bartlett are among the UK’s leading improvising silent‑film musicians. Their snappy, inventive soundtracks for slapstick comedy have delighted audiences ever since they first joined forces to play Laurel and Hardy at 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 saving 20% on each event.
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
Screening courtesy of FPA Classics, France
