Neil Gibbons

Alan leaves behind his comfortable existence and heads to the north to ask whether, in this once united kingdom, a 'schasm' has formed between north and south, between the have's and have-nots.

Devised, written, choreographed, performed and funded by Alan Partridge, Stratagem sees Alan not just treading the boards but pounding them, atop stages graced by such luminaries as Michael Ball, Jack Whitehall and Welsh rockers the Stereophonics.

Steve Coogan's genius comic creation - long-suffering delusional broadcaster Alan Partridge - finds himself in the midst of a regional radio station hostage crisis when a fellow DJ turns up to work with a shotgun.