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Doctor Faustus - Live at Shakespeare's Globe

Doctor Faustus - Live at Shakespeare's Globe

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Status

Released

Release Date

Oct 24, 2012

Runtime

2h 27m

Genres

Comedy, Drama

User Score

67%

Original Title

Doctor Faustus - Live at Shakespeare's Globe

Production Companies

Shakespeare's Globe

Director

Matthew Dunster

Description

Doctor Faustus is Christopher Marlowe's most renowned and controversial work. 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 Devil's henchman in exchange for power and knowledge. In the first-ever staging of this menacing drama at the Globe Theatre, Matthew Dunster's production features Paul Hilton as the arrogant, power-hungry Faustus and Arthur Darvill as the sardonic Mephistopheles, and includes several impressive magical stunts along the way.