Doctor Faustus: 1 (Oberon Modern Plays)

Doctor Faustus: 1 (Oberon Modern Plays)

by Christopher Marlowe (Author), Colin Teevan (Author), Colin Teevan (Author), Christopher Marlowe (Author)

Synopsis

Christopher Marlowe's Dr Faustus is regarded by many as 'a great play marred' by dated satire and suspect third and fourth acts. A play with a long history of 'additions', Colin Teevan's contemporary scenes, set backstage at Dr Faustus itself, link the thrilling danger of Marlowe's opening acts, with the profound terror and tragedy of his finale in a radical and darkly comic new take on a classic of the English stage.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 112
Publisher: Oberon Books
Published: 22 Feb 2013

ISBN 10: 1849434131
ISBN 13: 9781849434133

Media Reviews
'There is a wonderful sense that evil lurks in every corner' Guardian 'A thing of beauty to watch' Independent 'Faithful and clever' The Herald Scotland 'Catches well the hellish claustrophobia of our restless urges' The Telegraph
Author Bio
Christopher Marlowe was a playwright, poet, scholar, translator and alleged spy. His other works include: Dido Queen of Carthage, Tamburlaine Part 1, Tamburlaine Part 2, The Jew of Malta, Edward II and The Massacre at Paris. He was murdered at the age of 29, in a private dining house in Deptford in 1593. Colin Teevan's plays include The Kingdom, There Was A Man, There Was No Man., Kafka's Monkey, The Lion of Kabul, How Many Miles to Basra?, Missing Persons, Alcmaeon in Corinth, The Walls, Vinegar and Brown Paper, The Big Sea and Monkey!. He is also co-author of The Bee and The Diver with Hideki Noda, and Amazonia with Paul Heritage. His translations include Iph - , Bacchai, Cuckoos and Marathon. He has also written stage adaptations of Don Quixote with Pablo Ley, Aevejk and Peer Gynt. All are published by Oberon Books.