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Faustus is a brilliant academic whose destructive thirst for knowledge leads him down a path to damnation when he sells his soul to Lucifer. From the splendour of Emperor Charles V's court to the excesses of the Pope's banquet in Rome, Faustus experiences all the earthly delights on offer in this world and beyond with the magical powers granted by his devilish companion, Mephistopheles. But his time is fast running out...

Cast/Performers

John Curtis (Chorus / Woman Devil), Thomas Cardwell (Doctor Faustus), Emily Oliver (Mephistophilis), Sarah Olive (Cornelia / Lucifer), Elizabeth Sharrett (Good Angel), Cat Clifford (Bad Angel / 2nd Nun / Hostess), Catherine Beechler (Wagner / 3rd Nun / Lechery), Yolana Wassersug (Robin / Pride), Harry Newman (Rafe / Alexander the Great), Alison Stewart (Horse-courser / Old Man / Envy), Victoria Downey (Scholar 1 / 1st Nun / Servant to the Duke / Paramour / Gluttony), Gereth Bernard (Scholar 2 / Knight / Duke / Wrath), Athena Tang (Scholar 3 / Cardinal / Duchess), Matt Kubus (Valdes / Beelzebub / Pope / Vintner), Sara Thompson (Empress / Carter / Sloth), Cathleen McKague (Helen of Troy), Polly Heinkel (Covetousness)

Creatives/Company

Author: Christopher Marlowe
Company: Shakespeare Institute Players
Director(s): Jonathon Macfarlane, Polly Heinkel (assistant)
Other(s): Alexandra Juckno (stage manager), Paul Wassell (stage manager)