Doing great plays has taught me most of the important things that I know. I know Galileo through Brecht, Richard III through Shakespeare and Jesus Christ (the superstar) through Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice. It's not just big ideas. Doing these great plays teaches you lots of little lessons too. ‘Always read the small print’, being one. Of course, with Doctor Faustus that has a very direct relevance in relation to his contractual agreement with the eternal Prince of Darkness. But more broadly, in reading and re-reading this play, I was once more struck by the importance of reading what is on the page, rather than what you think the play is, as so many directors come a cropper by directing the play's reputation.
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