Dandelion and Apothecary Theatre’s production strips Christopher Marlowe’s tragedy down to an immersive, personal interplay between Doctor Faustus and Mephistopheles, the demon he conjures to serve him.
Dandelion Theatre and Apothecary Theatre present
Christopher Marlowe's DOCTOR FAUSTUS
Adapted and performed by James Llewellyn Evans and Coyote Ugly
Directed by, Max Ackerman
Stage Managed by, Beth Airton
This Halloween, Dandelion Theatre invites you to hell for Christopher Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus, a play about dualities. God and Lucifer. Faith and Doubt. Loyalty and Betrayal. Good and Evil. Ambition and Regret. The play’s titular necromancer is split down the centre of his soul, between a desire for magical power and terror at what will become of his immortal spirit. Dandelion’s production strips Christopher Marlowe’s tragedy down to a personal interplay between Doctor Faustus and Mephistopheles, the demon he conjures to serve him. Once the deal is struck, and Faustus has surrendered heaven for worldly pleasures, the two figures become all things to each other: mutual servants, lovers, enemies and friends, trapped in a dance that will last for all eternity. The show explores themes of codependency, anxiety, art and ambition as audiences are invited into a tour of one man’s very personal hell, and the demon he shares it with. What the audience knows but Faustus cannot is that he is already damned, and all of this has happened before and will happen again, forever.
General admission - $20
Theatre workers tickets - $15 with proof of involvement in the theatre community will be required at the door (union card, playbill, review, etc.)
Tickets will be available for purchase online up until the start of each show time. Tickets will be available for purchase at the door either by cash or via our QR code link up to 30 minutes prior to each performance.
Please note that due to the immersive nature of this production latecomers will not be admitted. No refunds will be issued.
Phone: (647) 227-3713
Email: dandeliontheatreto@gmail.com
2023/10/25 - 2023/10/31
Small World Music Centre
180 Shaw St,, Toronto, ON M6J 2W5
There is a ramp elevator to aide patrons with mobility issues in accessing the theatre.