The Devil wants to be your friend

Background

ACT ONE: THE DRAMA

Originally created by 15th Century poet and writer Christopher Marlowe, the play Faustus is based on a character who sells his soul to the Devil in exchange for limitless knowledge, power and pleasure.

Given the range of entertainment options available to them, how could a theatre company, perceived as old-fashioned, interest a young target audience in a four-hundred year-old story?