Doctor Faustus
Running time: 70 mins (no interval)
Notices: Flashing lights and simulated self-mutilation. Age guidance 14+.
Dates and times:
- 26th August – 7.30pm
- 27th August – 7.30pm
- 28th August – 2.30pm + 7.30pm
Ticket prices: £12 Adult £10 Concession
Greed, corruption and damnation are rampant in this one-man adaptation of Christopher Marlowe’s Elizabethan classic. Repentance plagues a haunted Faustus when he strikes a deal with Lucifer; 24 years of power and knowledge in return for Faustus’ tormented soul.
Roma Farnell directs Harry Boaz in her bold interpretation which tours selected venues this year following its opening at the Malvern Festival Theatre in 2020.
‘Faustus is carried successfully by Harry Boaz, a talented young actor with the lithe grace of an athlete and the capacity for tragedy of a young Paul Scofield’ – Richard Edmonds
‘Roma Farnell has done a remarkable job of transforming Christopher Marlowe’s Elizabethan drama into a production for a single performer… The eerie atmosphere created, especially by excellent sound effects and clever lighting design, is very effective’ – Tim Crow ‘Behind the Arras’