THREE Buster Keaton comedy classics, Cops, One Week and Sherlock JR with gypsy-bluegrass score by the legends of the live silent film experience, Blue Grassy Knoll. 

Sherlock JR – (45m) One of Keaton’s funniest and most assured films. Buster is a cinema projectionist framed for theft by a jealous rival for his girl’s hand. It is both fast moving and surreal with Keaton becoming an imaginary detective in his dreams. Blue Grassy Knoll wrote this score in 1997 for the Melbourne International Film Festival and has performed around the world to rave reviews. 

Cops – (18m) Through a series of mistaken identities Buster winds up with a load of furniture in the middle of parade of policemen. An anarchist’s bomb lands in his carriage. After lighting his cigarette with it, he tosses it into the ranks of police. When it explodes the police chase him all over town.

One Week – (18m) In the opening scene, we find Buster and co-star Sybil Seely exiting a chapel as newly-weds. Among the gifts is a portable house that can be put together in one week. It doesn’t help when Buster’s jealous rival for his wife’s hand switches the number on the crates containing the kit house, with disastrous effects. This classic Keaton short was the first made by his own studio in 1921.Blue Grassy Knoll wrote this score in 2002 and have performed it around the world, and at 2011 Melbourne International Comedy Festival.


Thursday 6th March 7.30pm Street Theatre.
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