Christopher Marlowe's Doctor Faustus, performed by Oxford Theatre Guild, December 2013

Bored with study, Doctor Faustus looks for a short cut to infinite knowledge in his magic books -- and raises Satan's little helper, Mephistopheles, who joins the renegade scholar as they rampage across Europe. Faustus squanders the Devil's promised prize of knowing it all in his pursuit of shallow and hedonistic pleasures; after all, the payment demand for his immortal soul seems so insignificant. In a world where the internet grants us boundless knowledge and we fill precious time with cat antics, pornography and celebrity tittle-tattle, Faustus, a mischievous, party loving hell raiser, knows he should find salvation, but doesn't time fly when you're having fun? OTG's devilish production of Marlowe's classic play sets the timeless story of wasted opportunities against a background of 24 hour TV, confessional chat shows and cheap thrills. And in the wings, something shadowy is waiting for us with infinite patience, ready to collect... The A Text, with minor revisions, some lines re-apportioned. Performed between December 17 and 21st 2013, staged at the Old Fire Station in Oxford. Cast: Joshua Hall - Faustus Bayley Eyley - Mephistopheles Richard Readshaw - Wagner Jack Taylor - Good Angel, Ralph, Duke Lindsey-Anne Bridges - Bad Angel and Robin Nic Evans - Valdes, Knight, Horse Mona Schroedel - Cornelius, Beezelbub, Vintner Tim Younger - Lucifer, First Friar, Alexander Andrew Whiffin - Old Man, Pride, Cardinal Simon Marie - First Scholar, Gluttony, Emperor Megan McInerney - Second Scholar, Wrath, Evil Sprite, Horse-Courser Sarah Pyper - Third Scholar, Sloth, Clown, Attendant Katie Floyd - Hot Whore, Nun, Lechery, Duchess, Paramour of Alexander Peter Malin - Pope, Envy, Final Chorus Jessica Heinold - Helen of Troy, Evil Sprite, Covetousness Crew Director Mike Taylor Assistant Director Laura Callaghan Production Manager Dominic Hargreaves Design Vince Haig Costume Design Helen Moulford Lighting Design Michael Howe Original Sound and Music Chris Bayne Stage Manager Laurence Goodwin Assistant Stage Manager Joe O'Connor Technical Director Dominic Hargreaves Lighting Operator Sara-Jayne Slack Sound and Video Operator Alison Sweatman Special Effects Operator Jacqui Lewis Technical Consultant David Long Costume Assistant Izzy Pellow Properties Rosemary Saunders and Sarah Hutchison Hair and Make-up Katie-Jane Whitlock Set Construction David Long, Tim Younger, Brian Plater, Tom Atkinson, Ellie Tranter and Simon Parr Publicity Manager Joanna Matthews Publicity Team Kevin Elliott and Simon Tavener Press Officer Kate Astley Camera Operator Arthur Bullard Video Editing Chris Bayne Box Office Manager Carla Hovell Programme Laura Callaghan Production Photography Cate Field Accent Coach Philippa Vose Thanks Oxford Theatre Guild wishes to thank Oriel College; The National Trust at Hughenden Manor; Plant Sciences, University of Oxford; Oxford Operatic Society; Oxford Playhouse; the Mullard family at Burcot; Joseph Kenneway; our front of house volunteers; the OUDS wardrobe; Summertown URC; Oxfordshire Libraries; and everyone at Arts at the Old Fire Station www.oxfordtheatreguild.com You can contact the director on [email protected]