Christopher Marlowe

E. Schaffert and G. Brooke’s adaptation of Christopher Marlow’s Edward II hits you like a neon dream. Between the 1980s inspired soundtrack and the slick movement sequences this play at its core tells the story of a king divided by his heart and his duty....

Taking a contemporary twist on an Early Modern classic, Daniel McVey’s adaptation of Christopher Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus is dangerous, dark and entrancing. “Faustus is frustrated by his thirst for knowledge and wisdom” First performed in 1597, Doctor Faustus tells the tale of a German intellectual who, seeking enlightenment, makes...

As this year’s fantastic NNT season continues to get better and better, we once again went behind the scenes to talk about the next performance, this time: Doctor Faustus, adapted by Director Daniel McVey. Already a fan of Marlowe’s well-known Doctor Faustus, when I heard that our very own...