Revealing the host for Slapstick's tenth annual silent comedy gala.
It's........
OMID DJALILI !
We're thrilled to be able to announce that much loved stand up comedian, star of many a Hollywood film (Gladiator, Notting Hill, Pirates of the Caribbean) and, most importantly, Charlie Chaplin fan OMID DJALILI has accepted our invitation to host the gala for our Tenth annual silent comedy festival in January!
Omid says: “I’m honoured to be invited to host the Slapstick festival gala. I’m a huge fan of silent screen comedy and of those early comics who brought it to the screen. It’s a particular treat to be introducing a Charlie Chaplin tribute in the centenary of his debut as the little tramp. 'City Lights' is a true masterpiece of comic cinema and when I heard it was being accompanied with Chaplin's original score and a 39 piece orchestra, I couldn't say no".
The Slapstick Festival gala will be featuring Chaplin’s masterpiece CITY LIGHTS (1931) as well as the usual host of other treats as detailed in our previous newsletters.
The lineup for the night is now complete & we can't begin to tell you how much we're looking forward to it!
The date for your diary once again is: Friday 24 Jan 2014 at Colston Hall
We've had the fastest start to ticket sales ever this year so thanks to everyone who has already bought tickets. This of course means that more so that usual you're advised to
book early to avoid disappointment!
Tickets are priced at £23.50 / £20 / £10
Buy Your Tickets From Colston Hall via their website: bit.ly/SlapstickGala, on the phone (0844 887 1500) or drop into their box office on Colston St.
Other Silent Film News
The Curzon Community Cinema is screening another of Chaplin's masterpiece's, The Gold Rush, on Sunday, 20 October 2013 @ 2.30.
For more information or to book tickets go to the Curzon's website HERE.
Watershed Media Centre, home to many a Slapstick Festival event, is hosting a special School Screening of Steamboat Bill Jnr on Friday Oct 25th. Details on their website..
Finally, don't forget our parent organisation Bristol Silents host monthly free screenings of silent classics. Hosted at the Lansdown Pub in Clifton they offer an informal way to watch silent film with other fans of what cinema's greatest era!
Full details can be found on the "Calendar" page of Bristol Silents website HERE.
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