Key information
Wednesday 15 October
Corn Exchange
7.30pm, doors 7pm
£14/£12 members, concessions and Dorchester Film Society Members
Seated
The silent film masterpiece with a brand-new live score
The Film
Nosferatu (1922) is arguably the film that gave birth to the horror genre. Notable as the first
cinematic interpretation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, its combination of expressionistic acting and
unforgettable images render it just as powerful and unsettling today as when it first thrilled
cinema goers 100 years ago.
Chris Green’s new score was commissioned by English Heritage for a live outdoor screening
of the film at Dracula’s spiritual home of Whitby Abbey. The music is a haunting blend of
electronic and acoustic instruments performed live by the composer and, combined with FW
Murnau’s iconic images, makes for a genuinely remarkable and unique cinematic experience.
The Composer
Born into a musical family in Coventry, Chris Green began playing guitar at the age of eight and
piano from the age of nine, and plays most things with fretted strings or keys. Largely self
taught, he’s worked in a variety of musical genres including folk, theatre and early music. He’s a
regular musician at Shakespeare’s Globe and was also one of the musicians on BBC’s Poldark,
appearing in series 1 and 2.
He also writes and composes, having adapted The Wind in the Willows (2017) for
GreenMatthews as well as A Christmas Carol: In Concert (2018), which London Theatre
Reviews described as “A delightful show… a lively retelling”
In 2018, he released his first solo album Switched-On Playford, which fuses 17th-century
dance music with electronica, using a blend of early instruments, synths and loops. It was
described by fRoots as “bloody brilliant…. an exquisitely-rendered and endlessly satisfying piece of
work.”
In association with Dorchester Film Society
Accessibility
Dorchester Corn Exchange has wheelchair access and toilet facilities for wheelchair users. If you have any specific requirements, then please let us know when booking tickets and we are more than happy to help.
Our bar
The fully-licenced bar opens half an hour before each performance.
Booking information
Tickets can currently be purchased online or by telephone. The telephone line is manned between 10am and 4pm Monday to Friday. At all other times please leave your name, telephone number and ticket requirements and we will call you back.
A £1 Future Fund levy is included in most ticket prices to support our work. This levy is included in the published ticket price. Concessionary prices (for events promoted by Dorchester Arts): where available, these are offered to under 18s, students, those in receipt of benefits and people on low income regardless of age.
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