Audiences will be transported back in time next weekend to the days of the Charleston, the flappers and the magic of the silent but silver screen.

The Settlement in Maryport is putting on a silent film but it will be so much more than a chance to watch a silent movie. 

The one-off event will offer the full experience of the magic of the cinema as it used to be. 

Piccadilly (1929) is a silent British classic about the 1920s jazz age culture - music and dance.

It will also show pretence, love, jealousy, betrayal and prejudice in London's nightlife, starring Anna May Wong as Shosho.

Anna May Wong was an American actress, considered the first Chinese-American film star in Hollywood.

The film also stars Gilda Gray who introduced audiences to the dance craze 'the Shimmy'.

Charles Laughton, the winner of a wealth of awards including an Oscar for his portrayal of the king in The Private Life of Henry VIII also appears in the film.

The film was restored and re-released by Milestones Films in 2004 and on DVD in 2005.

It is the soundtrack composed by Neil Brand that that will add to the excitement of this film.

The accompaniment by Brief Encounter Duo (Chris and Veronica Perrin) is improvised and compiled from open-source music for silent films. Chris's grandfather H.H. Perrin was a professional silent movie accompanist who also played with Frascati's Orchestra in Piccadilly and is very likely to have accompanied this film.

The film is being shown at the Settlement on Castle Hill, Maryport next  Saturday, July 29 at 7pm.

Tickets £15 from maryportsettlement.org.uk or pay at the door from 6.30 pm on the day.