DOCTOR
FAUSTUS
DOCTOR
FAUSTUS
★★★★★
“This is the show to see”
“Visually striking"
"Dynamic production”
The Spy in the Stalls
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, fantastical and multi-genre Doctor Faustus comes to the stage in this all-new ensemble production.
Played Thurs 1st Sept - Sat 1st Oct 2022
at Southwark Playhouse
The production contains smoke, haze, smoking, strobe lighting, blood, scenes of a violent and sexual nature. Recommended for ages 14+
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 rehearsal photos (by Charles Flint)
Doctor Faustus production photos (by Charles Flint)
Cast
Jamie O'Neill – Doctor John Faustus
David Angland - Mephistopheles
Hamish Somers - Valdes, G Angel, Gluttony, Knight (Movement Captain)
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 (Cover Mephistopheles)
Jordan Peedell - Lechery, 1st Friar, Duke (Cover Doctor John Faustus)
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 Stage Manager - Harriet Norman
Assistant Designer - Kaitlin Duncan
Ken Pickering Future Directors Scheme Assistant Director - Airlie Delyse
Company Photographer - Adam Trigg
Rehearsal & Production Photographer - Charles Flint
Actor Portrait Photographer - Alex Brenner
Graphic Designer - Bobby Bowyer
Producer for LTC - Gavin Harrington-Odedra
Press - Chloé Nelkin Consulting
With special thanks to...
The research and development of this production was in association with Bath Spa Productions. The first public performance of the Bath Spa production was 22nd November 2018, at The University Theatre, Newton Park Campus, Bath Spa University.
★★★★★
“This is the show to see”
The Spy in the Stalls
★★★★
“Sell your soul to book this”
Get the Chance
★★★★
“Marlowe's demonic tale defies all genres"
Broadway World
★★★★
“Wickedly inventive”
Stage Review
★★★★
“Barnstorming and brilliant”
Fairy Powered Productions
★★★★
“A whirl of colour, blood, sex, and action”
Plays to See
★★★★
“Spine-tingling sense of something unnatural, something sinister”
Salterton Arts Review
“A sexy, close-up production of Marlowe’s classic, that will leave you breathless”
The Prickle
“It is raucous, random, sometimes ridiculous, sometimes even revelatory and thus a bold and intoxicating mixture”
There Ought to be Clowns
“This Doctor Faustus is a lean, taut production”
Breaking the Fourth Wall
“This new updated production is excellent and confirms that shows from Lazarus Theatre are must-sees…The final scene left me, as well as Faustus, gasping”
Once A Week Theatre