If you have ever seen a Charlie Chaplin film you will know that the character he portrays is a jack-of-all-trades. He will try his hand at anything. Any opportunity that happens to fall into his lap, trip him up in the street, or even glance vaguely in his direction he will have a go at. This is a defining feature of a true clown – they will claim to be the master of everything, adapting to any situation life might throw at them.
It seems all too appropriate then that the theatre company Told by an Idiot are themselves masters of adaptation. Inspired in part by silent movie legends such as Chaplin and Buster Keaton, they have, over the last 27 years, adapted to an ever-changing arts landscape and continue to find pleasure in the chaos of the world.
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