{"id":2056,"date":"2013-02-18T10:18:02","date_gmt":"2013-02-18T09:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.magicians.co.uk\/news\/?p=2056"},"modified":"2013-04-11T09:45:21","modified_gmt":"2013-04-11T08:45:21","slug":"dr-faustus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magicians.co.uk\/news\/dr-faustus\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr Faustus"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We all want what we can\u2019t have. But what price would we pay to get it?<\/p>\n

Our theatrical Illusion Designers James Freedman<\/a> and Ben Hart<\/a>, have been working with Director Dominic Hill<\/a> to create the illusion elements for \u201cDr Faustus\u201d, a modernised version of Marlowe’s disturbing tale of mankind\u2019s greed for power and fame, with two acts re-written by Colin Teevan<\/a>. <\/p>\n

The tragic \u201cLife and Death of Dr Faustus\u201d by Christopher Marlowe, more commonly known as just \u201cDr Faustus\u201d, is a story which may resonate in today\u2019s society of craving celebrity status, more than it did when it was first performed in 1592. The central character, Faustus, has an unquenchable thirst for notoriety and will stop at nothing to obtain his desire of performing the black arts, even making a pact with the Devil!<\/p>\n

We can’t tell you exactly what illusions we’re working on, but here’s a sneak peak of Kevin Trainor (Dr, Faustus) in rehearsals. <\/p>\n