Details

The legend of a man whose obsession leads him to part with his everlasting soul. Freely 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.

Cast/Performers

Ilie Gheorghe (Faust, Ofelia Popii (Mephistopheles)

Creatives/Company

Producer: National Theatre Radu Stanca Sibiu
Director: Silviu Purcarete
Design(s): Helmut Sturmer, Daniel Raduta (assistant), Andu Dumitrescu (video)
Music: Vasile Sirli
Costume: Lia Mantoc
Company: Imperium Band (music performance)