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"Arrows & Traps have gained a solid reputation
as one of the best repertory companies on the circuit."
LONDON PUB THEATRES

We are a fifteen-time OFFIE-nominated, ☆☆☆☆☆, critically-acclaimed theatre company specialising in historical new writing and bold adaptations of classic novels in London and the UK. 

Founded in 2014 by Artistic Director Ross McGregor, and the Official Associate Company at the Brockley Jack Studio, London, as their associate theatre company, we work in a repertory style, with an in-house company of actors and creatives.

CHAPLIN: Birth of a Tramp

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4-22 February 2020
Jack Studio Theatre, London

Written & Directed by Ross McGregor
Produced by Chris Tester

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“What a sad business, being funny”  - “Limelight” (1952)

For over 100 years, Charlie Chaplin has been the world’s best-loved clown.  His brilliant comic creation of "The Little Tramp" is the first and most recognisable cinematic icon in history.  But his remarkable story of stardom and success has a darker side.

Raised in the horrific, grinding poverty of a Victorian slum, Charlie never knew the security of a stable family.  Whilst his parents destroyed themselves with disastrous ambition and unshakeable vice, Charlie was thrown at the mercy of the workhouse.  Desperate to escape his feral existence on the streets of South London, Charlie became captivated by the shining lights of music hall, and gradually began to see a way out.

Critically-acclaimed Arrows & Traps return with an examination of the relationship between experience and creativity, and invite you to discover how Chaplin spun personal tragedy into universal comedy, in a psychological exploration of one of the world’s most remarkable lives.