Faustus
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A star of the screen and stage, Hardiman appeared as Mephistophilis in Doctor Faustus at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon, in 1968.
From BBC ● May 9, 2023
I think this is partially because Marlowe’s Faustus never has a real need for the devil.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 11, 2019
Since leaving the show, he has appeared in a West End production of Doctor Faustus, as well as films like Pompeii and Testament of Youth.
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2019
Faustus Archway Theatre offers an immersive site-specific staging of Marlowe’s classic fable about a scholar who makes a deal with the devil.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2018
I often thought of these lines of his, from Doctor Faustus:
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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