His guest, with whom Faustus gradually builds an unexpected bond as they go on the razzle, takes the form of Arthur Darvill's Mephistopheles, a messenger from Lucifer himself.
Paul Hilton turns the Doctor into a wacky academic, who is merely mildly eccentric until he conjures up an otherworldly visitor heralded by the recurring motif of a Georgia O'Keeffe ram's skull. Despite an excellent, live soundscape and some interesting images, especially of warring angels, the early stages as the story is set up can drag a little. This production rewards a little patience. Who can resist the joy promised by one more drink/cigarette/chocolate/turn of the card - or whatever else turns on the average man or woman? However, for most modern citizens, the downside is no worse than a sore head, empty pocket, embarrassment or a cough.
We have all been there but generally on a smaller scale. In Marlowe's version, Faustus gets 24 years of heavenless bliss from scary Mephistopheles before reluctantly succumbing to eternal damnation. It tells of Doctor Faustus, a scholar who is seduced into selling his soul to the Devil in return for a good time. The story underlying Christopher Marlowe's timeless morality tale is known to all.
0 kommentar(er)
