The Strange Tale of Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel

Cast and credits

Duration: 

90 minutes

Playwrite/Author/Book: 

Paul Hunter

Director: 

Paul Hunter

Cast: 

Sara Alexander, Nick Haverson, Jerone Marsh-Reid, Amalia Vitali

Music: 

Zoe Rahman

Choreographer: 

Nuna Sandy

Producer(s): 

Hannah Blamire

The Strange Tale of Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel

The Strange Tale of Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel
In 1910 the unknown Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel set sail for New York as part of Fred Karno's famous music hall troupe. On this journey,  Charlie and Stan  shared a cabin and then spent two years together touring North America, with Stan  as  Charlie’s understudy. Stan returned  home, later finding success with his soulmate Oliver Hardy. Charlie developed his Little Tramp character and within five years became one of the most famous figures in the world.   In Charlie Chaplin’s highly detailed autobiography Stan Laurel is never mentioned. Stan talked about Charlie all his life. Playing fast and loose with the facts and with an original piano score composed by Mercury Award Nominee Zoe Rahman played live each night, The Strange Tale of Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel  is no nostalgic bio-drama, but a  hilarious and deeply moving  homage to two men who changed the world of comedy forever.

Cast and credits

Duration:
90 minutes
Playwrite/Author/Book
Paul Hunter
Director
Paul Hunter
Cast
Sara Alexander, Nick Haverson, Jerone Marsh-Reid, Amalia Vitali
Choreographer
Nuna Sandy
Music
Zoe Rahman
Producer(s)
Hannah Blamire
Performances
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