Arrows & Traps Theatre Presents ANNA KARENINA, March 15

Arrows & Traps Theatre Company presents Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy, adapted by Helen Edmundson, Tuesday 15 March to Saturday 2 April. Press Night | Thursday 17 March | 7.45pm

Anna Karenina, the wife of a provincial governor, revolts against a superficial existence of compromise and embarks on a scandalous affair with a charming officer Count Vronsky. As Anna is brought to the brink of destruction, she must finally decide whom she is living for.
Arrows & Traps Theatre Company bring Tolstoy's epic novel to life, translating a thousand pages, and a cast of nearly that many, into a visceral, intimate chamber drama, filled with blossoming romance and bloodied revolution. This is a timeless tale that speaks to our human right to live, and love, and be free.

Venue: Brockley Jack Studio Theatre
410 Brockley Road, London, SE4 2DH

Company website:www.arrowsandtraps.com

The Writer: Helen Edmundson's plays include The Clearing, (Bush Theatre), Mother Teresa is Dead, (Royal Court), Mary Shelley (Shared Experience at The Tricycle and on tour), and The Heresy of Love, (Royal Shakespeare Company). Other work includes; Coram Boy (National Theatre and on Broadway), a new version of Calderon's Life is a Dream (The Donmar), a musical adaptation of Swallows and Amazons, written with composer Neil Hannon, (Bristol Old Vic, West End and on tour) and Thérèse Raquin (Bath Theatre Royal and on Broadway). Helen has recently completed a screenplay for SeeSaw films and her episodes of the Hat Trick television drama The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher were seen on ITV in 2014. Helen's film adaptation of An Inspector Calls was seen on BBC television in 2015. The Heresy of Love was recently revived at Shakespeare's Globe and her adaptation of Thérèse Raquin was staged on Broadway this Autumn, starring Keira Knightley.

The Director: Ross McGregor

The Company: Arrows & Traps Theatre Company find a bold, alternative and exciting take on Shakespeare and other classic texts through analysis and bare-bones rehearsal and experimentation. The result is fun and vivacious, whilst being faithful to the author's language and intentions.

PRESS on previous productions:

High definition, high energy, high intelligence... Arrows & Traps are touched with genius.***** Gyles Brandreth

McGregor has produced a play with huge heart, beautiful poetry and captivating magic**** LDN Card

The excellent choreography, universally strong performances and nicely observed modern touches mean this production's not to be missed**** British Theatre