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The Phantom of the Opera
Mar 12
The Phantom of the Opera

Pianist Jonny Best scores the lavish 1925 silent film adaptation of Gaston Laroux’s The Phantom of the Opera

The Phantom of the Opera
Mar 14
The Phantom of the Opera

Pianist Jonny Best scores the lavish 1925 silent film adaptation of Gaston Laroux’s The Phantom of the Opera

The Phantom of the Opera
Apr 18
The Phantom of the Opera

The classic 1925 silent film adaptation of The Phantom of the Opera with live piano

The Phantom of the Opera
May 6
The Phantom of the Opera

Pianist Jonny Best scores the lavish 1925 silent film adaptation of Gaston Laroux’s The Phantom of the Opera

Au Bonheur des Dames
Jun 21
Au Bonheur des Dames

1920s Paris comes vividly to life in this adaptation of Zola’s novel, with live music by Frame Ensemble

What’s on

Featured
The Phantom of the Opera
Mar 12
The Phantom of the Opera

Pianist Jonny Best scores the lavish 1925 silent film adaptation of Gaston Laroux’s The Phantom of the Opera

The Phantom of the Opera
Mar 14
The Phantom of the Opera

Pianist Jonny Best scores the lavish 1925 silent film adaptation of Gaston Laroux’s The Phantom of the Opera

The Phantom of the Opera
Apr 18
The Phantom of the Opera

The classic 1925 silent film adaptation of The Phantom of the Opera with live piano

The Phantom of the Opera
May 6
The Phantom of the Opera

Pianist Jonny Best scores the lavish 1925 silent film adaptation of Gaston Laroux’s The Phantom of the Opera

Au Bonheur des Dames
Jun 21
Au Bonheur des Dames

1920s Paris comes vividly to life in this adaptation of Zola’s novel, with live music by Frame Ensemble

Latest News
Northern Silents announces the creation of its new orchestra
Northern Silents announces the creation of its new orchestra

Northern Silents announces the creation of its new orchestra - Northern Silents Sinfonia

Get involved in Northern Silent Film Festival 2024
Get involved in Northern Silent Film Festival 2024

Get involved in Northern Silent Film Festival 2024

Artistic Director Jonny Best introduces Northern Silent Film Festival
Artistic Director Jonny Best introduces Northern Silent Film Festival

Northern Silents Artistic Director, Jonny Best, introduces the festival

Improvising with silent film: a weekend for musicians.
Improvising with silent film: a weekend for musicians.

A weekend workshops in Morecambe for improvising musicians.

Yorkshire Silent Film Festival is going north - and everyone is invited!
Yorkshire Silent Film Festival is going north - and everyone is invited!

Be part of this October’s region-wide festival of live-scored film.

Yorkshire Silent Film Festival releases Echoes of the North
Yorkshire Silent Film Festival releases Echoes of the North

New silent film with original brass soundtrack available to watch online until 19th March 2023.

Waxworks at Lancaster Jazz Festival
Waxworks at Lancaster Jazz Festival

Morecambe’s Off the Rails Jazz Orchestra is working with YSFF Artistic Director Jonny Best on a project for Lancaster Jazz Festival.

Hitchcock’s first thriller at Morecambe Winter Gardens
Hitchcock’s first thriller at Morecambe Winter Gardens

Morecambe Winter Gardens’ 125th anniversary season of classic cinema with live music continues with Hitchcock’s first thriller, The Lodger.

Neil Brand with Brighouse & Rastrick Brass Band; A new commission
Neil Brand with Brighouse & Rastrick Brass Band; A new commission

Neil Brand with Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band - a new commission for 2022/3.

Marking 125 years of Morecambe Winter Gardens
Marking 125 years of Morecambe Winter Gardens

The new season of silent films with live music opens with a double bill of comedy classics in Morecambe this May.

Northern Silents brings together live music with film, presenting a year-round programme across the North of England and Silents by the Sea in Morecambe