Written and Directed by Kalliopi Fouseki.

This production merges silent theatre with silent film to unpack the relationship of Charlie Chaplin with his mother, Hannah Chaplin. It shows how the mother and son coped with poverty, separation, and mental health by drawing on the power of pantomime and creative imagination. Hannah Chaplin's performing career started declining when Charlie was only 5 years old after she faced health issues. She found herself raising her two children without any financial support. The poverty was such that the family had to reside in Lambeth's workhouse before the children were moved to the Hanwell orphanage school after Hannah's physical and mental health start deteriorating. Hannah was diagnosed with psychotic episodes at the age of 33 when Charlie was only 9 years old. Since that moment Hannah spent most of her life in mental health asylums. And yet, despite her mental and physical health, Charlie owes much of his success on his mother and the ways she made him a confident and talented artist.