Listings Updates
Below we highlight recent additions made to silentfilmcalendar.org listings since;
31 August 2026
See the Live Screenings page for more details.
Live Screenings
1 September
Piccadilly (Dir E A Dupont, UK, 1929) With recorded Neil Brand score. BFI Southbank, London Link
3 September
The Hands of Orlac (Dir. Robert Weine, 1924) With live piano accompaniment by Jonny Best. Stratford Methodist Church, Stratford upon Avon Link
9 September
Quo Vadis (Dir. Enrico Guazzoni, It, 1913) + shorts Presented by the Kennington Bioscope. Introduced by Professor Maria Wyke from the Department of Greek and Latin, UCL, London. With live musical accompaniment. Cinema Museum, Lambeth Link
12 September
Finis Terrae (Dir. Jean Epstein, Fr, 1929) With live musical accompaniment by Dan Abrahams and Philippe Boudot. Montrose Playhouse, Montrose Link
The Live Ghost Tent – quarterly meeting of The Laurel and Hardy Society including two silent shorts. With recorded score. Cinema Museum, Lambeth Link
Piccadilly (Dir E A Dupont, UK, 1929) With recorded Neil Brand score. BFI Southbank, London Link
13 September
Cops (Dir. Edward F Cline/Buster Keaton, US, 1922) Presented by South West Silents. Recorded score. Megascreen, Bristol Link
Finis Terrae (Dir. Jean Epstein, Fr, 1929) With live musical accompaniment by Dan Abrahams and Philippe Boudot. Birnam Arts, Dunkeld Link
Marvellous Méliès: The Magician of Cinema A selection of Méliès’s shorts including his most famous work, A Trip to the Moon. Presented by Northern Silents. With live musical accompaniment by Jonny Best. Link
14 September
Finis Terrae (Dir. Jean Epstein, Fr, 1929) With live musical accompaniment by Dan Abrahams and Philippe Boudot. Eden Court, Inverness Link
15 September
Finis Terrae (Dir. Jean Epstein, Fr, 1929) With live musical accompaniment by Dan Abrahams and Philippe Boudot. DCA, Dundee Link
The Bamforth Story: How Holmfirth Entertained The Nation The story of the Bamforth company tracing its significance in the story of early twentieth century entertainment and the emergence of cinema. Presented by Northern Silents. Introduced by Katina Bill, Senior Curator at Kirklees Museums and Galleries and by Northern Silents’ artistic director Jonny Best who will also provide live musical accompaniment. Link
20 September
The Flying Scotsman (Dir. Castleton Knight, UK, 1929) With live organ accompaniment by Donald MacKenzie. The Musical Museum, Brentford Link
Strike (Dir. Sergei Eisenstein, USSR, 1925) Presented by Northern Silents. With live musical accompaniment by Jonny Best. Link
Metropolis (Dir. Fritz Lang, 1927) With live musical accompaniment by Mike Hatchard. Electric Palace, Hastings Link
Queen Kelly (Dir. Erich von Stroheim, US, 1929) Introduced by film writer Pamela Hutchinson. With live musical accompaniment . BFI Southbank, London Link
26 September
Queen Kelly (Dir. Erich von Stroheim, US, 1929)With live musical accompaniment by Neil Brand. Hippodrome Cinema, Bo’ness Link
27 September
South (Dir. Frank Hurley, UK/Aus, 1919)Presented by Northern Silents. With live musical accompaniment by Jonny Best. Link
Metropolis (Dir. Fritz Lang, 1927) With recorded score. Palace Cinema, Broadstairs Link
30 September
An Extravaganza of Silent Films About Filmmaking A special Kennington Bioscope Gala Show, featuring A Girl’s Folly (1917) plus a full programme of rare supporting shorts. Presented by the Kennington Bioscope. With live musical accompaniment. Cinema Museum, Lambeth Link
1 October
Away Up North – An Evening Of Movie Mavericks From Finland. A diverse programme but with several silents, including; Jean Sibelius at Home (Bir. Aho & Soldan, 1927, 6mins); Once Upon Time There Was Winter – and Snow (Unknown,1934, 6 min) and, Distant Planet (Juha Kuosmanen, 2023, 16 min) With live musical accompaniment by Lau Nau and Henri Utan K. Cinema Museum, Lambeth Link
2 October
Nosferatu (Dir. F W Murnau, 1922) With live musical accompaniment by Hugo Max. Prince Charles Cinema, London Link
4 October
The Cabinet of Dr Caligari (Dir. Robert Wiene, 1920) With live musical accompaniment by Hugo Max. Prince Charles Cinema, London Link
7 October
A Page of Madness (aka Kurutta Ippēji) (Dir.Teinosuke Kinugasa, Jap, 1926)With live musical accompaniment by Hugo Max. Ultimate Picture Palace, Oxford Link
9 October
Nosferatu (Dir. F W Murnau, 1922) With live musical accompaniment by Hugo Max. Saffron Walden Town Hall Link
10 October
The Adventures of Prince Achmed (Dir. Lotte Reiniger , Ger, 1926) With live musical accompaniment by Hugo Max. The Magic Lantern Cinema, Tywyn Link
11 October
The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (Dir. Alfred Hitchcock, UK, 1927)With live musical accompaniment by Hugo Max. Chiswick Cinema, London Link
17 October
A Page of Madness (aka Kurutta Ippēji) (Dir.Teinosuke Kinugasa, Jap, 1926) With live musical accompaniment by Hugo Max. Tyneside Cinema, Newcastle Link
Speedy (Dir. Ted Wilde, US, 1928) With live musical accompaniment by Mike Nolan (piano). Hippodrome Cinema, Bo’ness Link
The Blinking Buzzards Quarterly meeting of The UK Buster Keaton Society. With recorded score. The Cinema Museum, Lambeth Link
21 October
The Arrival From Darkness (aka Prichozi z temnot) (Dir. Jan S. Kolár, Czech, 1921) Presented by the Kennington Bioscope. With live musical accompaniment. Cinema Museum, Lambeth. Link
22 October
Haxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages (Dir. Benjamin Christensen, Swe., 1922) With live musical accompaniment by Hugo Max. Prince Charles Cinema, London Link
The Man Who Laughs (Dir. Paul Leni, USA, 1928) Presented by Northern Silents. With live musical accompaniment by pianist Jonny Best and cellist Liz Hanks. Link
23 October
The Cabinet of Dr Caligari (Dir. Robert Wiene, 1920) With live musical accompaniment by Hugo Max. Prince Charles Cinema, London Link
24 October
Faust (Dir. F W Murnau, Ger, 1926) With live musical accompaniment by Jane Gardner (piano) and Hazel Morrison (percussion). Hippodrome Cinema, Bo’ness Link
25 October
Nosferatu (Dir. F W Murnau, 1922) With live musical accompaniment by Hugo Max. Prince Charles Cinema, London Link
29 October
Nosferatu (Dir. F W Murnau, 1922) With live musical accompaniment by Hugo Max. Prince Charles Cinema, London Link
30 October
Nosferatu (Dir. F W Murnau, 1922) With live musical accompaniment by Hugo Max. Augustine Hall, Canterbury Link
31 October
The Bat (Dir. Roland West, US, 1926) With live organ accompaniment by Donald Mackenzie. Musical Museum, Brentford Link
Nosferatu (Dir. F W Murnau, 1922) With live musical accompaniment by Hugo Max. Prince Charles Cinema, London Link
Hands of Orlac (Dir. Robert Weine, 1924) Presented by Northern Silents. With live musical accompaniment by Frame Ensemble (Jonny Best piano, Susannah Simmons violin, Liz Hanks cello and Trevor Bartlett percussion). Link
7 November
Man With a Movie Camera (Dir. Dziga Vertov, USSR, 1929) With live musical accompaniment by S!nk (Daniel Dumnov, Matt Wright, Tim Vincent-Smith) Hippodrome Cinema, Bo’ness Link
11 November
Gentlemen Amongst Themselves (aka Die fidele Herrenpartie) (Dir. Rudolf Walther-Fein, Ger, 1929) Presented by the Kennington Bioscope. With live musical accompaniment. Cinema Museum, Lambeth Link
13 November
The Adventures of Prince Achmed (Dir. Lotte Reiniger , Ger, 1926) With live musical accompaniment by Hugo Max. Turner Sims, Southampton Link
14 November
Phantom Of The Opera (Dir. Rupert Julian, 1925) With live musical accompaniment by Andrew Wasylyk and Tommy Perman. Garden Cinema, London Link
14 – 15 November
Kennington Bioscope – Silent Comedy Weekend Details to follow. Presented by the Kennington Bioscope. With live musical accompaniment. Cinema Museum, Lambeth Link
22 November
Grandma’s Boy (Dir. Fred C Newmeyer, US, 1922) With live organ accompaniment by Donald Mackenzie. Musical Museum, Brentford. Link
29 November
The Adventures of Prince Achmed (Dir. Lotte Reiniger , Ger, 1926) With live musical accompaniment by Hugo Max. Curzon Cinema, Clevedon Link
5 December
The Live Ghost Tent – Quarterly meeting of The Laurel and Hardy Society. Programme tba. With recorded score. Cinema Museum, Lambeth Link
9 December
Early Colour Live A fantasia of colour from the era of the magic lantern through to early cinema. Presented by the Kennington Bioscope. With live musical accompaniment. Cinema Museum, Lambeth Link
13 December
The Little Match Girl (Dir. Jean Renoir, Fr, 1928) + Play Safe (Dir. Joseph Henabery, US, 1927) With live organ accompaniment by Donald Mackenzie. Musical Museum, Brentford Link
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