Charlie & Stan

T2147308340
In 1910, the then unknown Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel set sail on board a tramp 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, they shared laughter, but, by the end of the journey, they had drifted apart... yet they would both go on to become two of the biggest stars of the age.

Author

Paul Hunter

Archive :: production:T2147308340, play:S1850563295, venue:V37

Production details

Inspired by real life events, Told by an Idiot's acclaimed production of Charlie & Stan is the remarkable story of the greatest comedy double act that nearly was. With an original piano score played live at every performance, Charlie & Stan is a hilarious and deeply moving homage to two men who changed the world of comedy forever.

Performance

Venue	Mercury Theatre
	Other spaces: Studio
Town	Colchester
County	Essex
From	7th February 2023
To	11th February 2023
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Company

Producer	David Pugh
Producer	Told by an Idiot
Producer	Theatre Royal Bath
Director	Paul Hunter
Design	Ioana Curelea
Lighting	Aideen Malone
Design	Dom Baker (video)
Music	Zoe Rahman (piano score)
Music	Sophie Cotton (song arrangement)
Consultant	Jos Houben (physical comedy)
Choreographer	Nuna Sandy (for ZooNation)
Performer	Danielle Bird (Charlie Chaplin)
Performer	Jerone Marsh Reid (Stan Laurel)
Performer	Nick Haverson (Fred Karno)
Performer	Sara Alexander (other parts)
Performer	Reggie (Scraps the dog)

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