World Enough and Time

This evening I went to see the Third Wall Theatre Company's production of Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe.



It was wonderful. It was lively and attention-holding and well articulated; it was imaginative and funny and sometimes moving. I've never seen a play by Marlowe... in fact, I was wondering if I have ever seen a play performed that was earlier than Shakespeare. I don't think so.

I loved Marlowe's melodious use of words - not as rich or funny as Shakespeare, but still delightful to the ear. The production made the most of the dramatic possibilities of it, but the thinness of the plot was really apparant. There are no surprises to the story - or, only those injected by the inventive staging of this production.

I see a good play like this, live, and I want to see more.