Famous for being the first dramatised version of the faustus tale, the play depicts the sinister aftermath of faustuss decision to sell his soul to the devils henchman in exchange for power and knowledge. Jun 24, 2011 you can rely on the globe to bring a rigorous sense of historical context to its productions. As the night grew black last night, shakespeares globe grew blacker still with ghostly apparitions, black magic and devilish beasts taking over the stage for matthew dunsters engrossingly gory doctor faustus. In the firstever staging of this menacing drama at the globe theatre, matthew dunsters production features paul hilton as the arrogant, powerhungry faustus and arthur darvill as the sardonic mephistopheles, and includes several impressive magical stunts along the way. This superiority is shown when faustus and mephastophilis beat the friars and fling fireworks among them when they go to rome to torment the pope 3. Faustus paul hilton, restless for knowledge, forsakes scholarship for magic and makes a pact with the devil. Review of marlowes doctor faustus directed by matthew dunster. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. This is the first time that dr faustus has been staged at the globe. He is a contradictory character, capable of tremendous eloquence and possessing awesome ambition, yet prone to a strange, almost willful blindness and a willingness to waste powers that he has gained at great cost. Filled with magic tricks, diabolical conjurations and ribald jiggerypokery, christopher. In the firstever staging of this menacing drama at the globe theatre, matthew dunsters production features.
Dr faustus shakespeares globe theatre charlotte broom, michael camp, richard clews, nigel cooke, jonathan cullen, arthur darvill, robert goodale, paul hilton, william mannering. Now, of course, his work is performed far less frequently, making any production an event, especially when shakespeares own globe conjures up its first production of doctor faustus. This complicated play, about magic, good and evil, hell, and humans agency in the world, was the subject of myths such as the performance when actors discovered that there were one too many devils on. It isnt long before faustus has doubts about the bargain, but mephistopheles has plenty of entertainment at hand. Doctor faustus shakespeares globe 2011 london theatre guide. Maria aberg directed marlowes notorious tale of vanity, greed and damnation for the swan theatre during summer 2016, before it transferred to the barbican. He is offered a choice of christian conscience by a good angel, and the path to damnation by an. Christopher marlowe was a great blasphemer, but theres an attractive spiritual ambiguity at the heart of doctor faustus, a play that is as much a medieval morality as it is a study of a soul in. And while randall brilliantly foregrounds a devilish deviance that makes for a unique production of doctor faustus, frustratingly, randalls vision parallels faustuss fate. Doctor faustus paul hilton, restless for knowledge, forsakes scholarship for magic and makes a pact with the devil.
Two live performances in london have been videotaped and released on dvd. Globe theater offers shakespeare plays online the mary sue. Dr faustus globe august charlotte broom michael camp matthew dunster globe on screen dvd ntsc doctor faustus shakespeares globe theatre kultur films inc. Marlowes play followed by only a few years the first translation into english of the medieval legend on which the play is based. Doctor faustus is on at shakespeares globe until 2nd february 2019. In addition, there has been the globes first major revival of marlowes faustus, a toorare outing for one of the elizabethan eras foundational plays. Doctor faustus, a talented german scholar who decries the limits of human knowledge, believes that he has learned all that can be learned by conventional means. Doctor faustus tickets calendar apr 2020 shakespeares. Faustus paul hilton gets to grips with some of mephistopheless fleshier spirits keith pattison. Doctor faustus is christopher marlowes most renowned and controversial work. Marlowes best known play is packaged here in a marvellously batty production by director.
Faustus at the globe theatre in london in august, 2011. Its creator, christopher marlowe, who was born a couple of months before shakespeare, enjoyed a short and sparkling career in. Carry on browsing if youre happy with this, or find out how to manage okies. Doctor faustus, globe theatre, london filled with magic tricks, diabolical conjurations and ribald jiggerypokery, christopher marlowes play is a far cry from pofaced. The term shakespeares globe theatre andor doctor faustus as well as all associated graphics, logos, andor other trademarks, tradenames or s are the property of the shakespeares globe theatre andor doctor faustus and are used herein for factual descriptive purposes only. This complicated play, about magic, good and evil, hell, and humans agency in the world, was the subject of myths such as the performance when. Faustus answers that when it is winter in germany, it is summer in opposite parts of the globe. Performing anticatholicism in christopher marlowes doctor. Written for exeunt theres a lovely irony to the globe making christopher marlowes doctor faustus part of their the word is god season. Doctor faustus, shakespeares globe theatre, london, june 2011 posted on 24 june 2011 for vain pleasure of fourandtwenty years hath faustus lost eternal joy and felicity. The tragicall history of the life and death of doctor faustus. Doctor faustus, restless for knowledge, forsakes scholarship for magic and makes a pact with the devil. Oct 24, 2012 doctor faustus is christopher marlowes most renowned and controversial work. As part of the globes the word is god season, christopher marlowes once controversial, and still unsettling play takes a look at the very darkest side of religion.
Dr faustus shakespeares globe theatre title of work. Her decision to sign away her soul makes sense because it means that unlike emilia the frustrated heroine of morgan lloyd malcolms hit globe show. Matthew dunsters production based primarily, but not exclusively, on the btext didnt dial down on the opportunity for spectacle. In the model of the rose theatre, we have embedded a motioncapture file of an actor performing the final monologue from christopher marlowes dr faustus created by matthew delbridge of qut. Jun 24, 2011 doctor faustus, shakespeares globe theatre, london, june 2011 posted on 24 june 2011 for vain pleasure of fourandtwenty years hath faustus lost eternal joy and felicity. Although shakespeares globe is an excellent and unordinary venue for theatre, the tragic darkness of marlowes work was perhaps distorted and slightly lost in the matinee performance. Oct 23, 2012 doctor faustus paul hilton, restless for knowledge, forsakes scholarship for magic and makes a pact with the devil. Doctor faustus is played by paul hilton, who was last seen at the globe in 1998 as orlando in as you. I find theyre the most enjoyable classical theatre. Doctor faustus is played by paul hilton, who was last seen at the globe in 1998 as orlando in as you like it and whose other credits include rosmersholm almeida theatre, the daughterinlaw. The tragical history of the life and death of doctor faustus, commonly referred to simply as.
Famous for being the first dramatised version of the faustus tale, the play. We use cookies to ensure you get the best experience from our website. The opening of the globe theatre on the bankside, built from the timbers of the demolished theatre. With charlotte broom, michael camp, richard clews, nigel cooke. Jun 23, 2011 there be dragons aplenty, angels, demons and ghastly creatures both fleshy and feathered in the globe theatres inaugural production of doctor faustus. I found that dr faustus was by far one of the most well presented and thought provoking plays ive ever been too.
As part of the globes the word is god season, christopher marlowes once controversial, and still unsettling play takes a look. London, printed for john wright, and are to be sold at his shop without newgate, at the signe of the bible, 1616, 4to. Famous for being the first dramatised version of the faustus tale, the play depicts the sinister aftermath of faustus s decision to sell his soul to the devils henchman in exchange for power and knowledge. With paul hilton as faustus and arthur darvill as mephastophilis. The fortune theatre in cripplegate opened by henslowe and alleyn. He has to sign his soul over to the devil in order to get that mojo workin.
Thanks to the film shakespeare in love we think of christopher marlowe as more celebrated in his own day than shakespeare. It was a very interesting interpretation of the screenplay and all of the cast. The tragical history of the life and death of doctor faustus, commonly referred to simply as doctor faustus, is a play by christopher marlowe, based on the german story faust. Frustrated with the futility of religion, law and science he is.
Jun 24, 2011 you leave feeling you have plumbed the contents of an elizabethan theatres wardrobe department, but not the depths of the spiritual abyss, writes brian logan. But as globe artistic director dominic dromgoole said on tuesdsay, the globe is the first theater with its own dedicated videoondemand platform, and that it will be able to take. Mephistopheles will be played by arthur darvill, best known for the role of rory in doctor who. Doctor faustus at shakespeares globe official london theatre. Jun 24, 2011 as the night grew black last night, shakespeares globe grew blacker still with ghostly apparitions, black magic and devilish beasts taking over the stage for matthew dunsters engrossingly gory doctor faustus. Dr faustus globe august 2011 charlotte broom michael camp matthew dunster globe on screen dvd 20 ntsc. Doctor faustus runs until 2 nd october at shakespeares globe theatre, 21 new globe walk, bankside, london se1 9dt. This was the first production of doctor faustus at the globe. He flicks it open and reads out from romans, vi, 23. The tragical history of the life and death of doctor faustus, commonly referred. The tragical history of doctor faustus by christopher. Doctor faustus, globe theatre a feast of visual pageantry sacrifices psychology for comedic success. Paul hiltons pale, skinny faustus is in his study with a pile of books, one of them the good book. Doctor faustus is the story of a great scholar who decides a little magical mojo will cure his ennui.
Dr faustus and the rose theatre ortelia interactive. Through doctor faustus, marlowe represents catholicism as spiritually powerless yet politically dangerous. Faustus, a live performance filmed at spakespeares globe in london, 2011. Faustuss everimpending dramatic drag to hell happened under a juxtaposing bright sky at the capitals bankside. Doctor faustus movie the tragical history of the life and death of doctor faustus, commonly referred to simply as doctor faustus, is a play by christopher marlowe. Faustus tells them that he has decided to experiment in necromancy and needs them to teach him some of the fundamentals. Oct 24, 2012 directed by matthew dunster, ian russell. The repeated incidences of fireworks in doctor faustus also suggest that magicians are more powerful than religious figures. Matthew dunsters production at the globe chose to go for spectacle and clowning. Pages 1281 received 04 jul 2011, accepted 08 jul 2011, published online. Faustus is a brilliant but embittered academic, a solitary scholar who has exhausted the confines of human knowledge. The globe 2011 production of christopher marlowes doctor faustus.
Director matthew dunster does his best continue reading doctor. Doctor faustus, tragedy in five acts by christopher marlowe, published in 1604 but first performed a decade or so earlier. Marlowes morality play finds a natural home on the globe stage for a traditional interpretation. Doctor faustus is an intellectual who has mastered most of the major subjects of the time. Analyzing the performative possibilities of the play shows that these negative representations of. Faustus is a demonic tale and one in which words, books, can be tools of evil, can lead you terribly astray.
The date is expired, the time will come, and he will fetch me. The duke and duchess promise to reward faustus for his display of magic. In the firstever staging of this menacing drama at the globe theatre, matthew dunsters production features paul hilton as the arrogant, powerhungry faustus. In histriomastix, his 1632 polemic against the drama, william prynne records the tale. The tragical history of doctor faustus by christopher marlowe. Litcharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in doctor faustus, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work. Productions of marlowes doctor faustus have to contend with almost. Faustus is the protagonist and tragic hero of marlowes play. It tells of doctor faustus, a scholar who is seduced into selling his soul to the devil in return for a good time. We are in no way associated with or authorized by the shakespeares globe theatre andor doctor.
Faustus encourages the duchess to eat the grapes, and she says they are the best shes ever tasted. When he is alone in his study, faustus begins experimenting with magical incantations, and suddenly mephistophilis appears, in the form of an ugly devil. Doctor faustus has raised much controversy due to its alleged interaction with the demonic realm. Doctor faustus was one of the most popular plays of the time and was regularly performed for half a century after the playwrights death. The deed scene in marlowes doctor faustus video clip details title of clip. The story underlying christopher marlowes timeless morality tale is known to all. Performing anticatholicism in christopher marlowes. He sent a swift spirit that i have 11, 21 to bring the grapes from afar. Performing anticatholicism in christopher marlowes doctor faustus by. Renaissance costumes and staging used with spellbinding effect. Doctor faustus, globe theatre, london the independent. Christopher marlowes take on the familiar faust legend, bold in its religious content, was a controversial hit of its day, but the plays almost medieval apposition of high thinking and knockabout farce by no means guarantees it success.