What's On Available For Touring Charlie and Stan 2021 In 1910, the then unknown Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel set sail onboard a steamer from Liverpool to New York as part of Fred Karno’s famous music hall troupe. On the voyage, they shared a cabin, they shared comedy routines and by the end of the journey they had drifted apart… but they would both go on to become two of the biggest stars of the age. Inspired by real life events, Told by an Idiot’s acclaimed production of Charlie and Stan is the remarkable story of the greatest comedy double act that nearly was. With an original piano score played live every night, Charlie and Stan is a hilarious and deeply moving homage to two men who changed the world of comedy forever. This show is accessible to D/deaf audiences. It is non-verbal, very physical and performed in the style of Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel featuring occasional silent era movie intertitles to help tell the story. There are 2 songs in the show, which are not captioned. Click here to read the lyrics. Originally produced by Told by an Idiot and Theatre Royal Plymouth with Royal & Derngate, Northampton and Unity Theatre, Liverpool and co-commissioned by London International Mime Festival. Reviews ★★★★ ‘this fantasia on Chaplin and Laurel... is seldom less than magical’ GUARDIAN ★★★★ 'noisy mime that tells a thousand comic words' DAILY MAIL ★★★★ 'Invention stuffed and music crammed...A glimpse of the double-act that could have been in this silly, sublime treat' DAILY TELEGRAPH ★★★★★ ‘Hilarious... A riotous masterclass in storytelling’ WHATSONSTAGE Credits Created by Told by an Idiot Performers: Sara Alexander, Danielle Bird, Nick Haverson, Jerone Marsh-Reid Writer and Director Paul Hunter Designer Ioana Curelea Lighting Designer Aideen Malone Composer Zoe Rahman Physical Comedy Consultant Jos Houben Song Arrangement Sophie Cotton Dance Choreography Nuna Sandy for ZooNation: The Kate Prince Company Video Designer Dom Baker Assistant Director Andrea Cabrera Luna From an idea by Irene Cotton With additional material from the company Tour Dates 14 – 24 July Theatre Royal Bath 1 – 12 August Minack Theatre, Cornwall 14 - 15 August Theatrebarn, Evesham 16 - 21 August Malvern Festival Theatre 1 - 3 September Everyman Theatre Cheltenham 13 - 18 September The Lowry 20 - 25 September Cambridge Arts Theatre 5 - 9 October Oxford Playhouse Gallery