28/10/2026
On Saturday 7th November we have Aaron Hawthorne taking the console of the Tywyn Wurlitzer with silent film The Cabinet of Dr Caligari.
Tywyn's annual spooky silent film night is back with an iconic 1920s horror, featuring the 1937 Tywyn Wurlitzer!
A masterpiece of silent cinema. A spectacular historic Wurlitzer. And a soundtrack created live before your eyes.
Experience one of the most extraordinary films of the silent era as it was meant to be experienced: on the big screen, with live musical accompaniment.
For one special evening at Neuadd Pendre, Tywyn, the landmark 1920 German Expressionist film The Cabinet of Dr Caligari will be accompanied live on the venue’s magnificent Wurlitzer theatre pipe organ, with acclaimed organist Aaron Hawthorne returning to Tywyn for his fourth year.
This is a chance to experience something genuinely different: part cinema, part concert, and a wonderfully atmospheric night out.
With no conventional soundtrack telling you what to feel, live music becomes part of the storytelling.
The score is performed live, in the room, in real time, responding to the action on screen and giving this century-old film an immediacy that a recorded soundtrack simply cannot reproduce. No two performances are ever quite the same.
It’s also a rare opportunity to hear a historic theatre pipe organ doing exactly what instruments like this were built to do: bring silent pictures to life.
Accompanying a silent feature live is a remarkable skill. The organist has to become composer, orchestra and storyteller at once, shaping suspense, comedy, tenderness and terror while following every twist on screen.
You won't want to miss this!
Because this isn't simply a film screening.
It’s the chance to see one of cinema’s most influential films in an atmosphere that streaming at home simply can't recreate: a darkened hall, a big screen, an audience sharing every strange twist of the story, and a real Wurlitzer pipe organ providing the soundtrack live.
You don't need to be a silent-film enthusiast or an organ aficionado to enjoy it. In fact, if you've never seen a silent film with live accompaniment before, The Cabinet of Dr Caligari is a spectacular place to start.
One screen. One historic Wurlitzer. One musician creating the soundtrack live. And one of the strangest, most influential films ever made.
Starts at 7.30 pm, doors open 7pm.
Tickets ÂŁ12 at the door or in advance from Flame Lily health food shop.
See: www.tywynwurlitzer.com
