In accordance with updated Scottish Government guidance, screenings will have no physical distancing requirements, although face masks will still be required (except when eating/drinking). 

With live accompaniment by Neil Brand (piano)

Sat 11 Sep 19:30

£10 | £8 conc. | £4.50 (16-25 years)

Pre-screening introduction supported by BSL and summarised on screen. There will also be a BSL interpreter present in the foyer to answer any questions and provide support for buying tickets and drinks. 

Our HippFest Taste of Silents season begins with two short comedy films - Easy Street a Charlie Chaplin all-time family-favourite about a reformed tramp who becomes a police constable and is assigned to rough and tumble Easy Street to deal with Eric the Tough - a huge thug who dominates the lives of everyone there. Followed by Wrong Again a Laurel and Hardy classic where our favourite comedy duo are given jobs as stable hands and are put in charge of a thoroughbred horse named “Blue Boy" confusion and hilarity ensues when the two mistake the horse for a missing painting of the same name, and go in pursuit of a $5,000 reward.

Performing Live: Neil Brand (piano)
Dir. Charlie Chaplin | USA | 1917 | N/C U | 24mins
Dir. Leo McCarey | USA | 1929 | N/C U | 20mins
Screening material courtesy of Lobster Films


Neil Brand
Neil is a silent film accompanist, composer, writer and broadcaster his achievements are too extensive to list, but recent touring work includes 'Neil Brand presents Buster Keaton' and 'Neil Brand presents Laurel and Hardy'. Neil has received wide acclaim for his radio and TV work including for his recent series 'The Sound of Movie Musicals with Neil Brand' on BBC 4. This year Neil was made an Honorary Member of the Royal Academy of Music, he is a Fellow of Aberystwyth University, was awarded the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers, and Authors (BASCA) Gold Badge in 2016 and is considered one of the finest improvising piano accompanists in the world.
www.neilbrand.com