DOCTOR
FAUSTUS
DOCTOR
FAUSTUS
Christopher Marlowe
Enter DEVILS.
John Faustus in search of complete fulfilment sells his soul to the Devil in return for 24 years of unlimited knowledge, power and fame, as the clock strikes 12 on his final day, Mephistopheles enters, repayment is due.
Christopher Marlowe’s extraordinary, theatrical and fantastical Doctor Faustus comes to the stage in this all-new ensemble production.
The production contains smoke, haze, smoking, strobe lighting, blood, scenes of a violent and sexual nature.
★★★★★
“The whole work is a shocking, beautifully visual feast... Dark, brooding work of art”
Theatre Reviews Hub on Salomé
Thurs 1st Sept - Sat 1st Oct 2022
Southwark Playhouse
Mon - Sat at 8pm
Tues & Sat Matinee at 3.30pm
Tickets: £24, £20,
All preview tickets £14
Run time: 90mins no interval
Education Group rate: £10
To book please call the Box Office on 020 7407 0234
Streamed performance Thurs 6th Oct 2022
Tickets: from £10
Join us on Wednesday 14th September when host Terri Paddock will be joined by Cast and Creative team to delve behind the making process, explore Marlowe's mighty line and find out just what it takes to make a Lazarus ensemble production in our free post show Q&A.
Doctor Faustus in the Engine Room
Cast
Jamie O'Neill – Doctor Faustus
David Angland - Mephistopheles
Hamish Somers - Valdes, G Angel, Gluttony, Knight
Rachel Kelly - Cornelius, E Angel, Envy, 3rd Scholar
Candis Butler Jones - Bride from Hell, Lucifer, Helen of Troy, Paramour
Charis Murray - Sloth, Pope, 2nd Scholar
Henrietta Rhodes - Covetousness, C Loraine, Duchess
Henry Mettle - Wrath, Emperor, Old Man
Stefan Capper - Pride, Alexander the Great, 1st Scholar
Jordan Peedell - Lechery, 1st Friar, Duke
Creative Team
Written by Christopher Marlowe
Directed by Ricky Dukes
Design by Sorcha Corcoran
Lighting Design by Stuart Glover
Sound Design by Sam Glossop
Costume Design by Reuben Speed
Music by Bobby Locke
Stage Manager - Verena Prandstaetter
Assistant Designer - Kaitlin Duncan
Ken Pickering Future Directors Scheme Assistant Director - Airlie Delyse
Company Photographer - Adam Trigg
Actor Portrait Photographer - Alex Brenner
Graphic Designer - Bobby Bowyer
Producer for LTC - Gavin Harrington-Odedra
★★★★★
“Visceral, brutal and horrifically messy… An exceptional, must-see production”
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