Told By an Idiot's greatest theatre hits

Hayley Carmichael and Paul Hunter in The Fahrenheit Twins (2009). Adapted from a dark and fantastical short story by Michel Faber, The Fahrenheit Twins tells the tale of a brother and sister who live with their scientist parents on a remote arctic exploration station. The production is the first time in the company’s history that Carmichael and Hunter, its co-founders and co-artistic directors, have performed in a two-hander Photograph: Hugo Glendinning/PR

Paul Hunter, Richard Clewes and Hayley Carmichael in Happy Birthday, Mister Deka D (1999). A moving and comic look at the nature of love and the effect that the past has on the present, this production was the company’s first collaboration with a writer – the playwright Biyi Bandele Photograph: John Edwards/PR

Lisa Hammond and Annie Fitzmaurice in Shoot Me in the Heart (2000). This co-production with The Gate, London, told the story of an unlikely love affair set in a small coastal town in South America in the 1930s Photograph: Paul Ros/PR

Richard Clews and Paul Hunter in I Can't Wake Up (2001). Based on a story by Paul Hunter, and set in a hospital in the 1830s, this account of dementia told the story of a happy couple who believed they shared the same memories, when in reality they drifted further and further apart Photograph: Richard Lewisohn/PR

Lisa Hammond and Hayley Carmichael in A Little Fantasy (2002), the tale of two women existing outside the law and living on their wits Photograph: Richard Lewisohn/PR

Hayley Carmichael and Steve Harper in I'm a Fool to Want You (2004), a fusion of theatre and jazz dedicated to the spirit of the French writer Boris Vian Photograph: Sheila Burnett/PR

Ayesha Antoine in The Firework Maker's Daughter (2004) by Philip Pullman, the story of Lila, who wanted to be a firework-maker more than anything else – but her father wouldn't tell her the final trade secret Photograph: Keith Pattison/PR

Martin Hyder and Carolina Valdes in Casanova (2007), written by Carol Ann Duffy and Told By an Idiot. In this startling look at the world’s most notorious lover, Casanova was a woman – played by Hayley Carmichael Photograph: Keith Pattison/PR

Casanova (2007). Set in 1755, the play tells of a strange series of miracles across Europe – could Casanova have caused them? Photograph: Keith Pattison/PR

Hayley Carmichael and Paul Hunter in The Fahrenheit Twins (2009). The Fahrenheit Twins visits Drum Theatre Plymouth (24 September - 10 October), West Yorkshire Playhouse (13-17 October), Unity Theatre Liverpool (20-24 October), The Junction Cambridge (2-5 November) and The Pit at the Barbican, London (18 November - 5 December) Photograph: Hugo Glendinning/PR