Told by an Idiot are showing their appreciation to the icons of the silent cinema scene, reflecting the power of pantomime in a production that manufactures the best of 1910s film features. The group pay homage to the craft, with writer and director Paul Hunter, asking audiences to journey with Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel as they make their move from the UK to New York.

Taking creative licence with Queen’s musical legacy, Ben Elton injects the Killer Queen’s catalogue into a satirical story, set in the year 2302.

Band of Gold is more than a 90s nostalgia kick as its brutal story uncovers a forgotten and vulnerable, underclass of society that...