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Doctor Faustus
• directed by Malcolm Brown
December 1977
The Civic Theatre
Leeds Arts Centre performed Doctor Faustus in December 1977.
Production photos
These photographs were taken during the production’s rehearsals and performances.
Costume designs
The costumes for this production were designed by Malcolm Brown; some of the original drawings can be seen here.
Set designs
The set for this production was designed by Malcolm Brown; an original drawing can be seen here.
Cast
| A Religious Old Man, Neighbour to Doctor Faustus, acting as Chorus | Gordon Carlin |
| Good Angel | Gordon Carlin |
| Doctor John Faustus, of Wittenberg | Robin Polley |
| Wagner, a Student, his Servant | Stuart Mitchell |
| Valdes, a Magician | Len Sheldon |
| Cornelius, a Magician | Chris Richmond |
| Two Scholars, Friends to Faustus | Robin Clayton |
| George Teale | |
| Pope Adrian | Gordon Wilson |
| The Archbishop of Rhiems | Len Sheldon |
| Charles V, Emperor of Germany | George Teale |
| A Knight | Robin Clayton |
| The Duke of Vanholt | Geoff Mountain |
| The Duchess of Vanholt | Monica Brown |
| Robin | Mike Eaves |
| Dick | Geoff Mountain |
| A Horse-Courser | Mike Eaves |
| A Carter | Gordon Wilson |
| Mephistophilis, Minister to Lucifer | Tony Nelson |
| Evil Angel | Tony Nelson |
| Lucifer, Arch-Regent of all Spirits | Len Sheldon |
| Beelzebub, his Companion Prince in Hell | Chris Richmond |
| The Seven Deadly Sins | |
| Pride | Stuart Mitchell |
| Covetousness | George Teale |
| Envy | Monica Brown |
| Wrath | Robin Clayton |
| Gluttony | Gordon Wilson |
| Sloth | Gillian Thresh |
| Lechery | Chris Polley |
| Spirits | |
| Alexander the Great | Chris Richmond |
| His Paramour | Chris Polley |
| Helen | Chris Polley |
| A Devil | Betty Triggs |
| Friars, Courtiers, Ladies and Devils | Members of the Cast |
Backstage team
| Director | Malcolm Brown |
| Stage Manager | Trevor Money |
| Assistant Stage Manager | George Westmoreland |
| Properties | Doreen Parker |
| Back Stage Staff | Dennis Stevenson |
| Peter Manning | |
| Music and Sound Control | Christine Wilson |
| Sound Recording | Sidney Irving |
| Prompt | Anne Robinson |
| Front of House Managers | June Stevenson |
| Dennis Stevenson | |
| Set and Costume Design | Malcolm Brown |
| Wardrobe | Anne Robinson |
| Maggie Rhodes | |
| LAC Team | |
| Publicity | Gordon Wilson |
| LAC Team | |
| Box Office | John Pemberton |
Archive documents
The following documents from the production are in the LAC archive.
Add to the archive
We’re always looking to add to our archive of past productions – if you have any other memories of Doctor Faustus, we would be very pleased to hear from you.
