Film fans looking for a truly unique cinema experience are invited to a screening of the classic silent movie, Nosferatu – only now, put to music – at Theatre Royal Winchester on Monday 6 October.
Cinema goers will enjoy the original 1922 black and white film by German director, FW Murnau – with a brand-new live score by composer, Chris Green.
The first cinematic interpretation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Nosferatu features such expressionistic acting and iconic images, it appears as powerful and unsettling today as it was to audiences 100 years ago; while the music recently created to back the movie, and played live by Green, is a haunting accompaniment to the film.
This brand-new live score was originally commissioned by English Heritage for an outdoor screening of the film at Whitby Abbey – Dracula’s spiritual home! The composer, Chris Green, is a regular musician at Shakespeare’s Globe; one half of Green Matthews – a duo specialising in telling stories through song; and part of The Warleggan Village Band – an 18th century English country band that starred in the TV series, Poldark (BBC).
Green has worked in a variety of musical genres including folk and theatre; and has also released his own solo material – with his album, Switched-On Playford fusing 17th century dance music (featuring early instruments) with electronica.
The screening of Nosferatu has a PG certification as it contains mild violence and horror.
Nosferatu (with a brand-new live score) will be at Theatre Royal Winchester on Monday 6 October at 7.30pm. Certification: PG (contains mild violence and horror). For more information, or to book tickets, visit: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk or call 01962 840 440.
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