Tag: Christopher Marlowe
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Review Round Up: Edward II, Shakespeare’s Globe
Love London Love Culture rounds up the reviews for Nick Bagnall’s production. WhatsOnStage: **** “While Bagnall’s production is generally low on frills (setting aside some charming musical accompaniments), it is a highly involving watch which gallops along at the right pace – and has been stripped back in order to reward a newcomer.” The Telegraph: *** “The performances are variable. Several odd dramatic choices (a […]
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NEWS: Casting Announced for the Shakespeare’s Globe Production of Doctor Faustus
Full casting has been confirmed for Paulette Randall’s production playing at the Sam Wanamaker from the 1st December. Doctor Faustus sits in his Wittenberg study, restless for knowledge and frustrated with the limitations of conventional scholarship. Coveting fame and power, he conjures the menacing demon, Mephistopheles, who offers Faustus a deal: in exchange for twenty-four years […]
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NEWS: Yellow Earth Theatre to Present Christopher Marlowe’s Tamburlaine
The theatre company will present their take on Christopher Marlowe’s Tamburlaine at the Arcola Theatre from the 15th March. Adapted and directed by Ng Choon Ping, Yellow Earth Theatre’s production of Tamburlaine will run at the Arcola Theatre from the 15th March until the 8th April. Loosely based on the life of the Central Asian emperor, Timur […]
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REVIEW: Doctor Faustus, Duke of York’s Theatre
Jamie Lloyd’s latest production reinvents Christopher Marlowe’s classic play for a more modern audience in a typically sinister, bold and inventive way. When Doctor Faustus (Kit Harington) makes a deal with the devil that he gives his soul in return for the use of powerful black magic – little does he realise the consequences of […]
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Full Casting for Doctor Faustus Announced
News of the additions to the cast comes as the production also confirms a three week extension at the Duke of York’s Theatre. The Jamie Lloyd Company’s production of Christopher Marlowe’s masterpiece is now booking until the 25th June, due to popular demand. This news arrives as further casting has been announced. Doctor Faustus will also […]
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Kit Harington to Star in Doctor Faustus at Duke of York’s Theatre
The Game of Thrones star is to return to the London stage in a new production of Christopher Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus when it arrives at the Duke of York’s Theatre in April. The actor will take on the title role in Colin Teevan’s version of Christopher Marlowe’s masterpiece to be directed by Jamie Lloyd, opening […]