Concerts
19-05-2010, 15:42
Some of you may have attended the sell out showing of Nosferatu the Vampyre at Sheffield Cathedral last year. This year two further cinematic horror masterpieces of the silent film genre. Prepare to be spooked in a late night screening, the perfect architectural setting, and improvised organ accompaniment by virtuoso Darius Battiwalla.
Friday 11 June - The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, and the Cabinet of Dr Caligari
21:00, Sheffield Cathedral
BOTH 1920's VERSIONS
Based on the Robert Louis Stevenson novel, Dr. Jekyll's enthusiasm for science and his selfless acts of service have made him a much-admired man, although he is criticized for his reluctance to experience the more sensual side of life. After visiting a music hall and admiring an alluring young dancer, Jekyll becomes fascinated with the two contrasting sides of human nature, and becomes obsessed with the idea of separating them. After extensive work in his laboratory, he devises a formula that allows him to alternate between two completely different personalities, his own and that of a brutish, lascivious person whom he names Hyde. It is not long before the personality of Hyde begins to dominate Jekyll's affairs…
In one of the most influential films of the silent era, the annual fair descends on a sleepy town in Germany, where Francis and his best friend Alan attend an exhibition by hypnotist Dr. Caligari. Little do they know this has a sinister, life-changing effect on the pair. When Caligari awakens a psychic sleepwalker to predict Alan's future, the resulting prophecy is more terrifying than the frightened friends could have ever imagined. In the days that follow there are a grisly series of unsolved murders that prompts Francis to launch a thorough investigation. With the killer fast closing in on Francis' unsuspecting fiancée Jane, the brave husband-to-be must uncover the secret of Dr. Caligari's strange powers before his one and only love suffers a particularly grim fate.
Tickets: £6, £4 (students/unwaged)
For tickets and info: www.musicandartsfestival.co.uk (http://www.musicandartsfestival.co.uk)
Friday 11 June - The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, and the Cabinet of Dr Caligari
21:00, Sheffield Cathedral
BOTH 1920's VERSIONS
Based on the Robert Louis Stevenson novel, Dr. Jekyll's enthusiasm for science and his selfless acts of service have made him a much-admired man, although he is criticized for his reluctance to experience the more sensual side of life. After visiting a music hall and admiring an alluring young dancer, Jekyll becomes fascinated with the two contrasting sides of human nature, and becomes obsessed with the idea of separating them. After extensive work in his laboratory, he devises a formula that allows him to alternate between two completely different personalities, his own and that of a brutish, lascivious person whom he names Hyde. It is not long before the personality of Hyde begins to dominate Jekyll's affairs…
In one of the most influential films of the silent era, the annual fair descends on a sleepy town in Germany, where Francis and his best friend Alan attend an exhibition by hypnotist Dr. Caligari. Little do they know this has a sinister, life-changing effect on the pair. When Caligari awakens a psychic sleepwalker to predict Alan's future, the resulting prophecy is more terrifying than the frightened friends could have ever imagined. In the days that follow there are a grisly series of unsolved murders that prompts Francis to launch a thorough investigation. With the killer fast closing in on Francis' unsuspecting fiancée Jane, the brave husband-to-be must uncover the secret of Dr. Caligari's strange powers before his one and only love suffers a particularly grim fate.
Tickets: £6, £4 (students/unwaged)
For tickets and info: www.musicandartsfestival.co.uk (http://www.musicandartsfestival.co.uk)