Doctor Faustus [Drama On 3]

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DO320070923Christopher Marlowe's classic play written in 1604 about a man who defies the authority of God by selling his soul to the Devil in return for 24 years of knowledge and power on Earth. With Paterson Joseph, Ray Fearon, Toby Jones, Janet McTeer, Tanya Moodie, Julian Bleach, David Bradley, Nicholas Burns, Iain Robertson, David Bamber, Paul Bazely, Anton Lesser, John Lloyd Fillingham, Don Gilet and Derek Riddell. Original music composed by Olly Fox.

Classic 1604 play about a man who defies God by selling his soul to the Devil for power.

DO320080615Christopher Marlowe's classic play written in 1604 about a man who defies the authority of God by selling his soul to the Devil in return for 24 years of knowledge and power on Earth. With Paterson Joseph, Ray Fearon, Toby Jones, Janet McTeer, Tanya Moodie, Julian Bleach, David Bradley, Nicholas Burns, Iain Robertson, David Bamber, Paul Bazely, Anton Lesser, John Lloyd Fillingham, Don Gilet and Derek Riddell. Original music composed by Olly Fox.

Classic 1604 play about a man who defies God by selling his soul to the Devil for power.

DO32021091920230604 (R3)Faustus sells his soul to the devil in exchange for 24 years of knowledge, power and pleasure. Christopher Marlowe's tragedy about a man who gains control over nature but, in the process, loses control of himself. Starring John Heffernan, Pearl Mackie, Frances Tomelty and Tim McMullan.

Adapted and directed by Emma Harding

CAST

Faustus/Mephistopheles.....John Heffernan

Wagner.....Pearl Mackie

Good Angel.....Frances Tomelty

Evil Angel/Wrath.....Rafferty Railton

Cornelius/Emperor Charles V/Covetousness.....Tim McMullan

Valdes/Belzebub/Knight.....Simon Ludders

First Scholar/Gluttony.....Gerard McDermott

Second Scholar/Ralph/Pride.....Leo Wan

Robin/ Sloth.....Joseph Ayre

Lucifer.....Shaun Mason

Helen.....Debra Baker

Music composed and directed by Joseph Howard, performed by The Society of Strange and Ancient Instruments:

William Lyons, Louise Duggan, Emilia Benjamin and Clare Salaman.

Production co-ordinator.....Maggie Olgiati

Sound design.....Peter Ringrose

Marlowe's tragedy of a man who gains control over nature but loses control of himself.