Faustus: That Damned Woman

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Drawing on the works of Marlowe, Goethe, and other versions of the Faustus myth, Chris's urgent reimagining asks what we must sacrifice to achieve greatness and the legacy that we leave behind. "My name is Johanna Faustus. I was born almost four hundred years ago. I gave my soul to achieve the impossible. I watched this city grow sick and I swore to heal it. I might be damned, but I would save the world to spite the Devil.."

Author

Chris Bush

Archive :: production:T2014213942, play:S01417564641, venue:V1196088186

Performance

Venue	Storyhouse
	Other spaces: Garret Theatre
Town	Chester
County	Cheshire
From	3rd February 2023
To	18th February 2023
When	19:30. Wed Feb 8 at 17:30. Sat, Sun Mats 14:30
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Company

Presented by	Storyhouse Originals
Presented by	Fallen Angels Dance Theatre
Adapted by	Chris Bush
Director	Francesca Goodridge
Performer	Olivia Sweeney (Johanna Faustus)
Performer	Bridgette Amofah (Cornelia / Mephistopheles / Pestilence)
Performer	Yali Topol Margalith (Mephistopheles / Marie / Famine)
Performer	Miriam O'Brien (Violet / Mephistopheles / War)
Performer	Emma Pallant (Katherine / Garret / Jenny / Mephistopheles)
Performer	Matthew Romain (Lucifer / Thomas Faustus / Witchfinder / Judge)
Performer	Dzey Z Smith (Newbury / Mephistopheles)

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