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Christopher Marlowe’s famous tragedy, Doctor Faustus, was first performed around 1595, just a few years after the first translation into English of a medieval legend, about a doctor-turned-necromancer who makes a pact with the devil. Marlowe brilliantly examines Faustus’s grandiose, but ultimately futile, intellectual ambitions. This rehearsed reading featuring Michael Daviot as Faust, Susan Chynoweth as Mephisto, Tim Barrow as Wagner, with Felicity Cullen and Lizz Spence, is directed by Janet de Vigne. Tuesday 6-7pm pre-performance discussion in St John’s hosted by the Scottish Network for…
This is an archived listing from the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Sacred Arts Festival Drama at St John’s Princes Street: Doctor Faustus is by Michael Daviot, Susan Chynoweth, Tim Barrow, Janet de Vigne, listed under Theatre in the Fringe programme. It plays at St John's Church, 1A Lothian Road, EH1 2AB, 18 August to 19 August.
The show runs 90 minutes and is suitable for ages 8+. Tickets are £15.