Dr Faustus Reviews

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“Unlike some of the outdoor productions to be seen in and around Oxford in the summer months, the Oxford Shakespeare Company’s production reaps many benefits from its open air setting…” Oxford Times

“Hosier has directed a captivating production of Marlowe’s Dr Faustus, and the outdoor setting really comes into its own in the final few moments of the play, as darkness falls for us as well as for Faustus.            Oxford Weekly Information

“This is Hell, nor am I out of it, says Mephistophilis in Marlowe’s Dr Faustus.

Watching the Oxford Shakespeare Company’s production of the Elizabethan masterpiece is like peering into the jaws of hell itself. The pleasant college grounds are over-run with screaming spirits, evil truncated fiends and misshapen fiends…This is a brilliant piece of fire and brimstone theatre” Oxford Mail

“This is a production to savour and with its emphasis on action and visual effect should be attracting visitors and locals in their droves” Oxford Times

“full-blooded direction…sparkling and impressive” The Stage

“the comic scenes which the company exploit to the full by introducing elements of slapstick and farce contribute hugely to the evening’s enjoyment”   Oxford Times

“such attention to detail made this production shine”    Oxford Weekly Information