Number 8 in Pershore will host a special screening of the classic horror film Nosferatu (1922) on Tuesday 1 November accompanied with a live score by Chris Green.

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. Arguably the film that gave birth to the horror genre, Nosferatu is 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.

Born into a musical family in Coventry, Chris Green began playing guitar and piano at a young age 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”.

Tickets are priced at £12, Friends of Number 8 £11, Students and 16 & under £10 and are on sale now from Number 8 Box Office on 01386 555488, or can be booked online at number8.org.