Faustus: That Damned Woman Tour - Chris Bush's new play will be presented by Headlong and the Lyric Hammersmith in association with Birmingham Repertory Theatre in 2020.
Faustus: That Damned Woman, a new play from award-winning theatre-maker Chris Bush co-produced by Headlong and the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, in association with Birmingham Repertory Theatre. Caroline Byrne directs this radical new work in which the iconic character of Faustus is reimagined as a woman who makes the ultimate sacrifice to traverse centuries and alters the course of history. Katherine Carlton, Alicia Charles, Emmanuella Cole, Barnaby Power and Tim Samuels, join the previously announced Jodie McNee as Johanna Faustus and Danny Lee Wynter as Mephistopheles to complete the cast.
The cast of Faustus That Damned Woman Tour.
The creative team for the production will include set designer Ana Inés Jabares-Pita, costume designer Line Bech, lighting designer Richard Howell, sound and composition designer Giles Thomas and video and projection designer Ian William Galloway.
This is the first work to be commissioned as part of Headlong and the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre’s long-term commitment to commissioning and producing work of scale by women playwrights. The play will premiere at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre on 22 January 2020 before touring.
FAUSTUS : THAT DAMNED WOMAN TOUR 2020
22 January - 22 February 2020
Lyric Hammersmith London
26 February - 7 March 2020
Birmingham Repertory Theatre Bristol Old Vic
24 - 28 March 2020
Leeds Playhouse
31 March - 4 April 2020
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Douglas Mayo has had a life long love affair with musical theatre. He has authored several books on publicity and marketing for amateur theatre groups. He is in the process of developing a musical based on his original story concept.
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