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Doctor Faustus

Sunday 23 September 2007 20:00-21:40 (Radio 3)

By Christopher Marlowe. The classic play published in 1604 about a man who defies the authority of God by selling his soul to the Devil in return for 24 years of knowledge and power on Earth.


Open University Doctor Faustus guide 

Discover more about the making of Doctor Faustus, including audio interviews with key members of the cast and the producer, text materials around Marlowe and also an introductory guide to reading renaissance plays.

Duration:

1 hour 40 minutes

Playlist:

Faustus ...... Paterson Joseph
Mephistopheles ...... Ray Fearon
Wagner ...... Toby Jones
Evil Angel ...... Janet McTeer
Good Angel/Duchess ...... Tanya Moodie
Lucifer ...... Julian Bleach
Old Man ...... David Bradley
Robin ...... Nicholas Burns
Rafe ...... Iain Robertson
Valdes/Pope ...... David Bamber
Cornelius ...... Paul Bazely
Emperor ...... Anton Lesser
Scholar/Horse-Courser ...... John Lloyd Fillingham
Scholar/Knight ...... Don Gilet
Scholar/Duke ...... Derek Riddell

Original music composed by Olly Fox.




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