356 - Neil Brand Presents Laurel and Hardy

Eavesdropping at the Movies · May 25, 2022 · 16m

Composer and musician Neil Brand brings a live show to the Electric Cinema as part of Flatpack Festival - Neil Brand Presents Laurel and Hardy is touring around the country, giving audiences a taste of Stan and Ollie's work before they were paired together, and showing us what their double act was like before the development of sound cinema. The show culminates in screenings of two of their silent shorts, Big Business and Liberty, accompanied on the piano, of course, by Neil. It's a great introduction to both Laurel and Hardy and silent comedy in general, which thrives when accompanied live…