Christopher Marlowe - The Tragical History of Dr. Faustus
BBC Radio | 2007 | English | MP3 | 89.5MB

The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus is a play by Christopher Marlowe, based on the Faust story (Faustus is Latin for Faust), in which a man sells his soul to the devil for power and knowledge. On a deeper level, this play shows the decay of a person who chooses material gains (by commanding the devils to suit his desires) over spiritual belief and in doing so, loses his soul. Doctor Faustus was first published in 1604, eleven years after Marlowe's death and at least twelve years after the first performance of the play.

With:
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