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

We are an award-winning, eighteen-time OFFIE-nominated, ☆☆☆☆☆, critically-acclaimed theatre company specialising in historical new writing and bold adaptations of classic novels. 

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We have produced nineteen shows in six years, all based out of London, with several tours of the UK.

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

TALKING GODS

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A Season of Modern Greek Myths

Written & Directed by Ross McGregor
Produced by Chris Tester

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Zeus, father of man and gods alike, is being put on trial.

Hestia, Goddess of the Home, is living in isolation.

Persephone's working at an underdog shelter.

Pygmalion is looking for the ghost in the machine.

Ares, God of War, is in love with his therapist.

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Aphrodite, Goddess of Love, is fighting for custody.

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Orpheus is looking back, whilst Euridice stares ever forward.

The Greek Myths have been a cornerstone of Western Culture for centuries.  They continue to fascinate, educate and entertain audiences and readers across the ages.   

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As perhaps the first superhero stories, portraying timeless struggles between Gods, Men and Monsters, they are nevertheless deeply rooted in reality, conveying deep wisdom about the human condition which continue to resonate with us in the 21st Century.  

The Talking Gods Season seeks to honour these ancient tales by re-interpreting and re-imagining them in the present, communicating them in the most engagingly modern and original way possible whilst retaining the ancient truths within them which are as relevant today as they were when first told. 

The Talkings Gods Season are five snapshots of our modern world, filled with pathos and comedy, music and love, tragedy and loss - powered by the beating heart of dozens of the most timeless and enrapturing myths from Greek culture.

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