T01251676861Freely adapted after Goethe. What would you do to achieve absolute enlightenment? Meet the man who makes the ultimate sacrifice in his search for infinite knowledge. Meet Faust. Obsessed by a fear of growing old and driven by a vampire-like lust for life our protagonist makes a pact with the mannequin-like Mephistopheles, a bizarre androgenous creature. In fact, the devil. Performed in Romanian with English supertitles. Silviu Purcarete's wild adaptation of this iconic tale is a large scale work with industrial music, pantomime, remarkable staging and a huge cast. Prepare to be assaulted by a vision of base instincts as you're drawn (literally) into Faust's apocalyptic nightmare of life and death. Please note this performance contains adult content and nudity.Producer National Theatre Radu Stanca Sibiu. Director Silviu Purcarete. Design Helmut Sturmer. Design Daniel Raduta (assistant). Music Vasile Sirli. Costume Lia Mantoc. Design Andu Dumitrescu (video). Performer Ilie Gheorghe (Ilie Gheorghe (Faust). Performer Ofelia Popii (Mephistopheles). Company Imperium Band (music performance). | |
18 Aug 09 to 22 Aug 09 | Royal Highland Centre, Edinburgh :: V0493858481 listing details L0653992566 |