Demons

by Robert Brustein, Richard Benjamin (Narrator), Raymond Fox (Narrator)

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 heros dead wife, and a new motive behind his quest for knowledge: the desire to resurrect her. A full-cast performance featuring: Richard Benjamin, Raymond Fox, Jonathan Fried, Jeremy Geidt, Timothy Karcher, John Lathan, Paula Prentiss, Matt Rauch and Mark Zeisler.

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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.