A silent film that breaks through the screen and spills into the theatre is just one of the surprises waiting in Scary Goats Theatre’s latest anthology season. Chloe Towan, who serves as the narrator, director, and writer for A Twist of Fate Season 5, shares insights into this production, which promises shocking twists wrapped in quirky humour.
About The Show – A Twist of Fate Season 5
What is this show about?
A Twist of Fate is an anthology series inspired by The Twilight Zone and Black Mirror. The show features four short plays, each with a devastating twist or reveal.
Season 5 features the following plays:
Not So Black and White by Chloe Towan
Come with us back to the Silent Era as we present a silent comic melodrama, where not everything is as it seems…
We Live to Serve by Charlie Simmons
In a world ravaged by global warming, an outmoded butler vies for the last ticket on a transport to a better place.
Muffin Day by Richard Mealey
In a modern office, Ronnie is forced to re-live the worst day of her life. But, is there way she can find forgiveness?
Two Characters in Search of a Memory by Chloe Towan
When two people wake up in a dark void with no memory of who they are or what happened to them, they must work together to uncover the truth.
How would you describe this show to someone who has never seen anything like it before?
The show is like The Twilight Zone meets Black Mirror, but with a lot of campy humour!
What is the moment in the show you most look forward to performing?
I play the Narrator and do little introductions to each play which are always a lot of fun. I’ve also directed one of the plays and written two of them.
This season we’re really experimenting with genre and form and have some really exciting concepts we can’t wait to get in front of an audience. There are some really shocking twists this season, and I can’t wait to see the audience reacting to them!
How did this show come together? What was the creative starting point?
I originally came up with the idea of A Twist of Fate in 2024 at Halloween, when I thought an anthology show would be a great way to get some cool and experimental theatre on the stage. We launched A Twist of Fate in January 2025, and have now performed four main seasons and two specials.
What is the element of the show that is hardest to explain but unmissable in person?
This season features a silent film story. It starts off as a silent film we’ll project onto the screen, but when it reaches the halfway point the characters discover a portal that leads into the theatre. It’s like nothing we’ve ever done before and we think people will be really surprised by what we’ve created.
Who is this show for? Who is going to have the time of their life?
SGT pride on ourselves on making ‘theatre for misfits, by misfits’. Anyone who likes their theatre a little on the dark, kooky or unhinged side will have an absolute blast at the show.
What is going to genuinely shock or delight people?
Each of the four plays has its own twist (or, in some cases, twists). The fun in A Twist of Fate is always in trying to guess the twist as you watch the show, and I think audiences will have a ball trying to work out what’s going on in these three plays.
How long have you been developing this material, and what has changed along the way?
We operate on a two-month turnaround. Our writers meet up to create their plays, we go through a workshopping process, and then we rehearse the plays with our talented ensemble of actors.
What do you want the audience to feel in the final moment?
The plays we have this season, despite their unusual premises, each tell stories of hope, forgiveness and perseverance, and we hope our audiences can leave the theatre feeling inspired in these dark times.
What is the best reaction you have ever had from an audience to a moment in this show?
In our last season, we had the audience cheer when a particularly nasty character was defeated. We’re particularly hoping to get some very loud audience interaction in our silent film play.
Is there a story behind one of the key routines or segments?
My silent film play I’ve written is a deep love letter to silent cinema and features many visual call-outs to some of my favourite silent films.
Is there anything else you would like to share?
We hope audiences come to and enjoy A Twist of Fate!
Thanks to Chloe for pulling back the curtain on what sounds like the most genre-bending season of A Twist of Fate yet; that silent film portal concept alone sounds unmissable. If you like your theatre dark, kooky and delightfully unhinged, grab your tickets through Eventfinda and see if you can guess the twists before they hit.
