FAUSTAFF
or the mockery of the soul
by Mexican playwright Diego Sosa
begins performances on Wednesday 18th November 2015
at London’s The Cockpit Theatre (Gateforth Street, London, NW8 8EH)
FAUSTAFF, a play inspired by the Faustian myth, set in the modern world and seen through the eyes of a female character, written by the Mexican playwright Diego Sosa and directed by Mexican director Rodrigo Johnson, begins performances at London’s The Cockpit Theatre on Wednesday 18th November.
FAUSTAFF, produced in London by the Mexican Theatre Company La Compañia Perpetua in collaboration with UK’s Artistic Producciones, will run at The Cockpit Theatre until Sunday 6th December 2015, .
The cast features Lesley Lightfoot (Gily Jacoby), Jonson Wilkinson (Olivier Simone / Ponton / Andrew), Eddie Chamberlin (Chorus / Apothecary), Bernard O’Sullivan (Detective Paterson), Charles Timson (Detective Virgil) and Alessia Gotti (María / Karla / Alice / Martha).
FAUSTAFF is the story of Gily Jacoby, a successful writer that has become world famous, thanks to a pact she’s made with the devil. This has granted her the ability to see the ill future of couples so that she can write the successful novels that have turned her into a best seller author. The price, however, is far too high. Her heartbreaks, ambitions and dreams turn out to be somewhat different than what she had expected. The result: a tragic twirl that will lead her into madness and the fulfilment of her own prophecies.
FAUSTAFF is a modern tragedy filled with black humour, in which the characters walk through a hallway that will lead them to the fulfilment of their own destiny.
FAUSTAFF explores the limits between fiction and reality, in a world where media has blurred those frontiers; a world where men and women are obsessed with power, money and social recognition; a world that has lost its sensibility towards tragedy, and violence has taken over.
FAUSTAFF is one of the events of the Dual Year Mexico – United Kingdom 2015. FAUSTAFF will be happening in Mexico and in the UK, simultaneously. The Mexican production opened at the Foro Shakespeare in Mexico DF on Monday 5th October 2015.
Tickets on sale at
www.thecockpit.org.uk
Teaser: https://youtu.be/Qmpeu5oxbU8
Twitter: @Faustaff_LDN
FAUSTAFF Facebook Official Page
http://www.artisticproducciones.org
LISTINGS
FAUSTAFF or the mockery of the soul
A play by Diego Sosa
Directed by Rodrigo Johnson
Assistant Director: Raquel Moreno
Playwright: Diego Sosa
Producer: Andrés Conde
Associate Producer: Diego Sosa
Assistant Producer: Mariana Geisinger
Stage Design: Rodrigo Johnson
Cast:
Gilly Jacoby: Lesley Lightfoot
Olivier Simone / Ponton / Andrew: Jonson Wilkinson
Chorus: Eddie Chamberlin
Detective Paterson: Bernard O’Sullivan
Detective Virgil / Apothecary: Charles Timson
Maria / Karla / Alice / Martha: Alessia Gotti
18th November – 6th December 2015
Performances: Tuesday to Sunday, 7.30pm
The Cockpit Theatre
Gateforth Street, London, NW8 8EH
BOOK TICKETS
Tickets: £14 (concessions £12)
Box Office: 020 7258 29 25
Website: http://www.thecockpit.org.uk
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