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Martyn Jacques: The cabinet of Dr Caligari at Soho Theatre

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Time 20:30
Date 25/07/12
Price £15
  • Produced by Soho Theatre
  • Price Wed + Thu £15 (£12.50), Fri + Sat £17.50 (£15)
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Experience the most frightening horror movie ever made with a newly terrifying live score.

Olivier Award winner Martyn Jacques, the founding member and front man of the Grammy nominated punk-cabaret band The Tiger Lillies, premieres his first ever solo show at Soho Theatre. Watch the iconic silent film The Cabinet of Dr Caligari to a newly composed live score, in which Jacques puts his haunting falsetto to astonishing use, perfectly capturing the spirit of this expressionistic masterpiece.

‘When I was fourteen my childhood desire to play the piano was finally satisfied. My first teacher was Florence De Jong. This was forty years ago and Florence was a very old lady. She had been a famous theatre organist accompanying silent films. She was so good she made gramophone recordings. I’ve always remembered her and this is my tribute to her and the profession. Silent films were for me the golden age of film. They had a magic and enigma you don’t get with talkies. Dr Calagari is a fine example. A freak show in the fairground… Very Tiger Lillies!’ Martyn Jacques

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