Thank you to The Londonist @londonist_com for recommending our sci-fi theatre festival as among the "Things To Do in London this Week"! 😍
Link to the piece: /london/things-to-do/things-to-do-in-london-this-week-8-14-december-2025
Tickets at: /whats-on.html
Come see the enchanting "Babel Beast" by @sofnatoli , the innovative "Assigned Earth at Birth" by @intrapology , our own Odysseus parody directed by @emmakopf.creative , the horror comedy "Failure of the Century" by @concentrateandtryagain & directed by @kira.e.wiggins and "Occasionally Gleeful Worms in Hell" by Goblin Futures ( goblin-futures.itch.io )
5 shows for our 5th festival!
#london #londonist #londonlife #londontheatre #fringe #lambeth #festival #scifi #sciencefiction #mythology #drama #comedy #parody #interaction #games #roleplaying #adaptation #odyssey #cabaret #performance #performer #performingarts #greekmythology #stage #directing #acting #arts
This Friday 12th and Saturday 13th December! Babel Beast is on at Talos V Festival at the @breadandrosestheatre , at 7:30pm👹
A cabaret of Greek myth’s monstresses, that “makes the confusion of being multicultural monstrously sexy” (@thecoldmagazine )
Get your tickets!! Link in bio 🎟️
#theatre #greekmyth #cabaret #babelbeast #fringe #londontheatre
Nostalgic vibes... Founded Talos in 2015 when we staged a series of sci-fi shows at the @chelseatheatreworldsend . Since then we've taken the festival to @breadandrosestheatre , the studio of @omnibustheatre , & the @cockpittheatre Now we're back at the Bread & Roses, staging 5 sci-fi, horror & mythical shows for Talos V!
Join us for three days and nights of imaginative, subversive, interactive & genre-bending shows! Share with your favourite theatre & sci-fi nerdy friends and see you there soon 🛸
#scifi #sciencefiction #theatre #genre #odyssey #odysseus #myth #adaptation #cabaret #queertheatre #performance #horrortheatre #horrorcomedy #parody #interactive #games #fringe #festival
Cyborphic Presents: “Odysseus, Not Your Hero”
Greek warrior-king Odysseus is on the way home after the Trojan war. But his questionable methods have upset Poseidon, the God of the Sea. The God captures Odysseus and challenges him to a series of games - from cooking for a cannibal Cyclops to resisting the song of Siren influencers. The games will determine the hero’s worth and whether he deserves to make it home safe. Who is the real hero of the Odyssey, the king or the people?
A new comedy adaptation by a Greek writer, “Odysseus, Not Your Hero” blends theatre and role-playing to ask questions about pride, complicity, and the parasocial relationship we have with our heroes - and the heroes of others! The audience are invited to participate as Odysseus’ crew and help determine the fate of the king and of his kingdom. The Talos version of the show features interactive elements, improvisation & live sound effects.
Quotes
“The play juggles incisive and intelligent commentary with silly gags and personable audience interaction, cunningly shaking up the story of Odysseus that many cultures and corporations have reduced and repackaged for global mass consumption.” - Eden Jun, Theatremaker
"A whirlwind of characters and stories bound together in an informal manner which makes it perfect for an audience of today.” - Richard Lambert, Theatrereviews.design
Details
Cast & Creatives
Writer: Christos Callow Jr
Director: Emma Kopf
Odysseus: Yiannis Sykovaris
Stephanie Christodoulidou (Poseidon / Siren)
Design by Amelia Kyriacou
Foley Supervisor: Yiannis Sykovaris
Poster: Evangelos Callow
Date & Time:
Thursday 11th December 6pm
Saturday 13th December 5.30pm
Running Time: 55mins
Content warnings: Age 14+ Swearing, References to Cannibalism, Violence, War & Suicide
Check our @talosfest bio for ticket link or the @breadandrosestheatre website!
#odyssey #odysseus #greektheatre #greekactor #sciencefiction #scifi #fringe #theatre #mythology #myth #adaptation #parody #playwriting #roleplaying #performance #interactive #foley #games #director #siren
"Odysseus, Not Your Hero" with muscles / t-shirt designed by @ameliakyriacoudesign
Left: Odysseus (@lambethfringe edition, Christos Callow)
Right: Odysseus (@talosfest edition, Yiannis Sykovaris)
Come flex with the Greek hero December 11 & 13. Tickets via the @breadandrosestheatre website 💪🌊🔱
#odysseus #greekactor #greektheatre #classics #hero #tshirt #fringe #theatre #mythology
The three Fates? No! 😮 Three Sirens? Close! 🎉The dynamic triad bringing to life Cyborphic's "Odysseus, Not Your Hero" for @talosfest V! 🧜♂️
From left to right:
Stephanie Christodoulidou (Poseidon / Siren / Cyclops)
Yiannis Sykovaris (Odysseus)
Emma Kopf (Director)
Check the @talosfest bio for ticket link or the @breadandrosestheatre website!
#greektheatre #classics #charisma #eyesthatspeak #rehearsal #odysseus #odyssey #parody #londonactor #festival #sciencefiction #theatre #theatredirector #fringe #dreamteam
Do science fiction & theatre go together? 😉There's been so many wonderful sci-fi plays, and we've been platforming shows with speculative fiction elements since 2015 🥳
Join us in London this December! 👾
#scifi #sciencefiction #genre #theatre #scifiart #performance #londontheatre #scifitheatre #interactive #fringe #dystopian #theatrefestival
Poster for "Odysseus, Not Your Hero"!
Join Odysseus' crew & find out what games Gods play with us! A parody of the #odyssey with a Modern Greek twist! 🌊🧜🔱
Written by Christos Callow Jr
Directed by @emmakopf.creative
Odysseus: @yiannis.sykovaris
Poseidon / Siren: @stephanie_christodoulidou
Poster design by @evangeloscallow / @phantomv13
Talos V festival associate producer @colleenmorganbowes
At the @breadandrosestheatre in London, part of @talosfest !
#greek #myth #greekactor #greektheatre #fringe #londontheatre #mythology #odysseus #scifi #sciencefiction #theatre #adaptation #interactive #parody #roleplaying #playwriting
We've been fans of Nick Mamatas' unique genre-bending novels for years... So happy to present his Lovecraftian Christmas Carol play "The Failure of the Century" at Talos V & excited to work with visionary director Kira E. Wiggins to bring it to life! A WIP production of a hilarious fresh take on Lovecraft's legacy! 🐙
Thanks Kira for the online group selfie too!
Come experience a different kind of Lovecraftian story... December 13 at @breadandrosestheatre !
Tickets / more info:
/event/talos-v-science-fiction-theatre-festival-the-failure-of-the-century-wip
#theatre #horrorcomedy #lovecraft #greekamerican #americanliterature #directing #fringe #horrortheatre #parody #genre
"Odysseus, Not Your Hero" is back this December... to the stage of @breadandrosestheatre , not Ithaca! Here with the new, lovely Odysseus actor Yiannis Sykovaris & our epic director Emma Kopf!
Tickets: /event/talos-v-science-fiction-theatre-festival-odysseus-not-your-hero
#londontheatre #odysseus #director #playwriting #greekactor #fringetheatre #producing
Absolutely thrilled to announce the schedule for Talos V: Science Fiction Theatre Festival of London!!! Also the 10th anniversary of our festival! 🎉
We're presenting:
Assigned Earth at Birth (11 & 12 Dec) by @zoyander & @intrapology
Odysseus, Not Your Hero (11 & 13 Dec) by Christos Callow Jr, directed by @emmakopf.creative with @yiannis.sykovaris as Odysseus
Babel Beast (12 & 13 Dec) written & performed by @sofnatoli , co-directed by Luna Laurenti & Al Hawkins
The Failure of the Century (13 Dec) by Nick Mamatas, directed by @kira.e.wiggins
Occasionally Gleeful Worms in Hell - Palestine Benefit Edition (13 Dec) by Francis Gene-Rowe & Erica Masserano
Check here to book tickets: /whats-on.html
And see here for more info on the festival & the shows: /talos-2025
#sciencefiction #scifi #theatre #fringe #lambeth #scifitheatre #greektheatre #myth #poetry #actors #londonactor #immersive #londontheatre #cabaret #reading #interactive #performance #dystopia #utopia #future
