Phantom of the Opera (David Briggs)

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Are you looking for a slightly different kind of Friday night out?
On Friday 30th April at 7.30pm you won’t have further to look than Gillingham Methodist Church! A unique cinema experience is being offered but with a twist. We are showing one of the greatest silent films ever made, the classic 1925 film version of Phantom of the Opera, starring Lon Chaney, together with live, improvised organ accompaniment from international recitalist David Briggs.
Formerly organ scholar of King's College, Cambridge and Organist of Gloucester Cathedral, David Briggs holds a reputation as one of the most fluent and expert improvisers in the world.
This is cinema as it used to be with a musician trying to capture the mood as the silent movie’s images flash across the silver screen.
This will be a unique event as Gillingham Methodist Church transforms itself into the world of silent film and, accompanied by the 120 year old Sweetland organ, will provide an exhilarating evening's entertainment.