A swashbuckling opening night in Hull for the fifth Yorkshire Silent Film Festival!
Who is the mysterious Zorro? Nobody knows…
Appearing as if from nowhere, clad head-to-toe in black, sword flashing, he defends the weak and carves his trademark ‘Z’ into the cheek of every villain he conquers.
Douglas Fairbanks is the prototype rough-tough Hollywood action man, complete with romantic streak and a roguish twinkle. Errol Flynn took the archetype into the sound era in the 1930s, and Harrison Ford and Michael Douglas reinvented it in the 1980s. But it’s Fairbanks who had the most fun with it – his zippy, irrepressible playfulness is impossible to resist.
Daredevilry, romance, and comedy swirl together in Zorro – the perfect way to begin the fifth Yorkshire Silent Film Festival!
The Music: pianist Jonny Best will improvise a musical score. Jonny is one of the UK’s leading silent film pianists and has performed at BFI Southbank, Leeds International Film Festival, International Film Festival of India, and at concert venues, theatres, and cinemas around the UK.
Part of the fifth Yorkshire Silent Film Festival.
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A pioneering theatre with a unique Northern Voice, locally rooted, global in outlook, inspiring artists, audiences and communities to reach their greatest potential. We produce and present inspiring theatre that reflects the diversity of a modern Britain. We provide the resources, space and support to grow people and ideas, are an ambassador for our city, a flagship for our region and a welcoming home for our communities. Through our work with schools and local communities we engage with thousands of young people, disabled groups and adults, offering opportunities to participate in the arts, whether as the first step into a career, a way to build confidence and meet new people, or as part of a rounded education. During our Year of Exceptional Drama as part of Hull UK City of Culture 2017 we welcomed a record number of 108,000 audience members at our home in Hull and on tour around the UK. We were thrilled to work with a wide range of internationally renowned artists and companies to stage 13 home-produced plays, including 7 new commissions. We have announced our ambitious equality and diversity plans as part of our commitment to opening up access to all aspects of the theatre. The animation below details how and why we will be ensuring our doors are well and truly flung open to all. It was developed by the theatre’s Inclusion Action Group.
Facilities
Accessible Toilets
Hearing Loop
Wheelchair Access
