Doctor Faustus
Doctor Faustus by Sacred Arts Festival Drama at St John’s Princes Street is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at St John's Church. It has 2 performances listed, running from Tue 18 Aug, 19:30 to Wed 19 Aug, 14:30. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
Christopher Marlowe’s famous tragedy, Doctor Faustus, was first performed around 1595, just a few years after the first translation into English of a medieval legend, about a doctor-turned-necromancer who makes a pact with the devil. Marlowe brilliantly examines Faustus’s grandiose, but ultimately futile, intellectual ambitions. This rehearsed reading featuring Michael Daviot as Faust, Susan Chynoweth as Mephisto, Tim Barrow as Wagner, with Felicity Cullen and Lizz Spence, is directed by Janet de Vigne. Tuesday 6-7pm pre-performance discussion in St John’s hosted by the Scottish Network for Religion and Literature.
Details
- Performer: Sacred Arts Festival Drama at St John’s Princes Street
- Venue: St John's Church
- Space: Main Church
- Genre: THEATRE, Drama, Historical
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - SCOTLAND
- Running time: 90 minutes
- Performances listed: 2, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Wheelchair access: level
- Access features: Step-free access, Accessible toilet
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: Level access from street and through two sets of swing doors (swing both in and out). Narrowest doorway for the wheelchair/access route into the space. Performance space is on Ground Floor. There are 3 steps into performance space on a permanent staircase with no handrails. Wheelchair access type:Permanent Ramp, Level Access, Lift (Building Lift)
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Tue 18 Aug, 19:30 — Already performed — £15.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 14:30 — Already performed — £15.00