Globe Education Online

Directed by Matthew Dunster

Doctor Faustus, restless for knowledge, forsakes scholarship for magic and makes a pact with the Devil: if the evil spirit Mephistopheles will serve him for 24 years, Faustus will yield his soul to the Devil after death. It isn’t long before Faustus has doubts about the bargain, but Mephistopheles has plenty of entertainment at hand to distract Faustus from the terrifying reality of his position and the prospect of its agonising conclusion.

In Doctor Faustus, the greatest tragedy in English before Shakespeare, Marlowe puts some of the greatest poetry ever written for the stage and a good deal of anarchic comedy at the service of a mythic tale illustrating mankind’s insatiable desire for knowledge and power.

This will be the first production of Doctor Faustus at the Globe.

Creative Team

Director: Matthew Dunster
Designer: Paul Wills
Composer: Jules Maxwell
Puppet Director: Steve Tiplady
Choreographer: Georgina Lamb
Magic Consultant: Richard Pinner

 Cast

Charlotte Broom - Bad Angel/Alexander's Paramour
Michael Camp - Duke/Frederick/First Student/Cardinal of Padua/Covetousness
Richard Clews  - Dick/First Scholar/Friear Sandelo/Envy
Nigel Cooke - Lucifer/Pope Adrian/Horse Courser
Jonathan Cullen - Valdes/Pope Bruno/Carter/Gluttony
Arthur Darvill - Mephistopheles
Robert Goodale - Raymond/Old Man/Cornelius/Nan Spit
Paul Hilton - Doctor Faustus
Sarita Piotrowski - Helen/Pride
Will Mannering - Benvolio/Second Scholar/Third Student/Cardinal of France
Pearce Quigley  - Robin/Alexander
Iris Roberts  - Hostess/Lechery
Beatriz Romilly - Good Angel/Duke's Servant
Felix Scott - Wagner/Emperor Charles/Wrath
Jade Williams - Duchess/Sloth
Chinna Wodu - Beelzebub/Martino/Second Student/Archbishop of Rheims

 Discover the Play

Subscribe to official podcasts from the 2011 cast, as they share their experiences of joining this production and how they are approaching the play and their roles:

- Arthur Darvill: Mephistopheles