FAUSTUS
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In the Bible, God wins the bet when Satan tests the patience
of Job. In the European folk-tale, Mephistophilis leads Dr.
Faustus into temptation. Our performance draws on the two
best known European versions of the Faustus myth, the
English play by Shakespeare’s contemporary Christopher
Marlowe and the German by Johann von Goethe. Marlowe’s play
was first performed in 1594, a year after his death;
Goethe’s play was perhaps never intended for performance –
the first part was published in 1808, the second
posthumously in 1832. |
Mephistophilis:
God/Margaret/A Devil:
Faustus:
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Karola Timm
Lulu Macumba
Sabrina Venezia
Luke Dixon
Liz Turner
Luke Dixon and Hennie Delport
Hennie Delport
Jane Turner
Sarah Ainslie
Jane ‘Top Bird’ Hutchison |
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 This
production originated in a series of workshops at The Astor
Theatre Deal and The London School of Musical Theatre in
England and The University of Port Elizabeth in South
Africa, led by Luke Dixon, Rebecca Hall, Richard Auckland,
Louise Barrett and Ramiro Silveira. Rehearsals were on the
water of the River Thames in The Battersea Barge and by the
sea at The Astor Theatre Deal.
The first performance was at The Astor Theatre Deal on 3rd
February 2001. The production toured to Germany (Mainz and
Berlin), Spain (Valencia and Barcelona), England (Brighton
and London) and South Africa (Grahamstown).
Thanks to Peter Lewis, Glenn Lee, Jenny Carlin, Jean Lemmer,
David Lemmer, Pam Cuyler, Toni Andrews and Richard Waring.
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