Film

Slapstick 2020: Suffragettes in Silent Comedy + panel discussion

Director
Various
Certificate
PG
Running Time
70 mins

Broadcaster and award-winning journalist Samira Ahmed makes her Slapstick Festival debut as a panellist in what promises to be a fascinating event exploring the ways in which suffragettes were portrayed in silent comedy. Expect to see a lot of blokes dressed as women and behaving suitably monstrously. Her fellow panellist is stand-up comedian and Slapstick regular Lucy Porter. The event is chaired by Andrew Kelly of the Festival of Ideas and the film clips will feature live piano accompaniment from John Sweeney.

By robin askew, Friday, Dec 13 2019

Tags:

  • Comedy
  • Festival Screening

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