This was a rare opportunity to see Goethe’s Faust in all of its glory – not only the better known Part One but also Part Two.
Bobbie and I saw it over two Wednesday evenings – these were late midweek nights I seem to remember, but I also recall that it was very much worth it.
Simon Callow played Faust. Paul Brightwell played Wagner. Andy Serkis, Linda Kerr Scott, Caroline Bliss…it was quite a cast and crew. Here is the Theatricalia entry.
My log for both evenings reads “very good indeed”.
I do recall that Part One made more sense to me than the ethereal, impressionistic Part Two. But both parts were very entertaining and well worth seeing.
Below are Michael Billington’s Guardian reviews:
Billington On Faust Part One Fri, Apr 8, 1988 – 29 · The Guardian (London, Greater London, England) · Newspapers.com
Billington on Faust Part Two Wed, Apr 13, 1988 – 21 · The Guardian (London, Greater London, England) · Newspapers.com
Michael Ratcliffe reviewed it in the Observer over two weeks. His short Part One review is appended to his Common Pursuit review, embedded in my piece on The Common Pursuit.
Here is Ratcliffe’s review of the whole Faust thing/Part Two:
Ratcliffe On Faust Part Two Sun, Apr 17, 1988 – 39 · The Observer (London, Greater London, England) · Newspapers.com
