Doctor Faustus DVD –  

A brand new series of classic plays aimed at the student teacher lecturer and theatre lover alike. Each production is highly polished using professional actors and directors at London’s award-winning Greenwich theatre which specialises in productions for young people. Filmed in crystal clear High Definition these DVDs have been designed to deliver the look and feel of a live performance to be watched and enjoyed again and again. Theatre on DVD – the new way to enjoy stage plays and bring set texts to life! The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus to give it its full title is a play by Christopher Marlowe. It was first published in 1604 at least twelve years after its first performance although the basic tale is much older. Having decided he has accumulated all he can of conventional knowledge Doctor Faustus turns to magic in a quest for greater truths. Before long he ends up selling his soul to the devil – the famous Faustian pact that’s entered the language. Dr Faustus gradually realises his terrible mistake. He apparently repents but finally dies the devil coming to collect his soul and his friends the dismembered body.