Doctor Faustus at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse this Winter, directed by Paulette Randall.
'O, Faustus, they are come
to fetch away they soul!'
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 24 years of supreme power and service from the demon, Faustus must sacrifice his immortal soul to a fiery Hell.
The Devil's deal is signed in blood and Faustus' powers elevate him to unrivaled notoriety as he travels the world performing wonders. Yet as time ticks on and Faustus' final hour if reckoning approaches, the true cost of his bargain becomes an all too certain reality.
As cautionary now as when it was written, Marlowe's poetic masterwork explores the very nature of human curiosity and our unparalleled thirst for knowledge. It also begs the question: what are we prepared to sacrifice in the pursuit of power?
In their first festival of the season, they will explore early modern and modern responses to the themes of power and corruption.
Ambitious Fiends runs November 2018 – February 2019 and includes Macbeth, Doctor Faustus, Dark Night of the Soul and Ralegh: The Treason Trial. 
 At the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse,  from 1 December 2018 to 2 February 2019, book your Doctor Faustus tickets today!