Demons

by Robert Brustein, Richard Benjamin, Raymond Fox

Demons is a free adaptation of Christopher Marlowe's Doctor Faustus, set in modern times. In Doctor Faustus a learned Doctor of Divinity sells his soul to the devil Mephostophilis for forbidden knowledge. In Demons, Dr Faustus has become Peter Proud, a Professor of Christian Values at Harvard Divinity School, and this adaptation also ads a whole new section to the play, with a new character, the hero s dead wife, and a new motive behind his quest for the desire to resurrect her.

Audio CD

First published July 28, 2010

About the author

Robert Brustein was an American theatrical critic, producer, playwright, writer, and educator.

Reviews

[Luis · Rating 1 out of 5]

0 stars, what a whinny coward this man is. All he wants is to be with his wife again who turns out to be an insufferable cunt. Badly written and narcissistic selfish characters, it’s a waste of time!

[Burk · Rating 2 out of 5]

I stumbled into this looking for Fyodor Dostoevsky's work. Pretty bad.