A couple years ago I got hooked on pantomime, which is a genre I had only heard of in British detective stories. Here's an example:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usoGRi8mz4s

These pantomimes are not silent. Each one is a re-telling of a fairy story or other folktale, with singing, dancing, ridiculous costumes and broad vulgar jokes which go over the heads of the kids but keep the parents from getting bored. The shows are great fun.

To my surprise my husband, whose idea of music is Beethoven piano sonatas, and whose idea of a good read is a depressing history book, loved them.