Faustus In Africa!
William Kentridge & Handspring Puppet Company
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Internationally renowned artist and filmmaker William Kentridge returns to The Coronet Theatre with the London Premiere of Faustus in Africa!, in collaboration with the celebrated Handspring Puppet Company (War Horse).
Would you strike a deal with the devil for power, pleasure or profit? Faustus in Africa! follows the ill-fated Faustus on a reckless journey through greed and excess, set on an African safari.
The lure of short term gain tempts us all. It is the burning issue behind the desperate crises threatening our world, increasingly imperilling each successive generation. Thirty years after its original premiere, Faustus in Africa! explores the moral compromises that shape our world.
This bold re-working of Handspring Puppet Company’s award-winning production combines puppetry, Kentridge’s unparalleled animations and a haunting score in exhilarating multi-disciplinary storytelling.
Cast and Creatives
Handspring Puppet Company
Director, Designer & Animation
William Kentridge
Cast
Eben Genis, Atandwa Kani, Mongi Mthombeni, Wessel Pretorius, Asanda Rilityana, Buhle Stefane, Jennifer Steyn
Associate Director
Lara Foot
Puppetry Directors from Handspring Puppet Company
Adrian Kohler & Basil Jones
Rehearsal Director & Associate Puppetry Director
Enrico Dau Yang Wey
Puppets & Set Designer
Adrian Kohler
Puppet Costume Designers
Hazel Maree, Hiltrud von Seidlitz & Phyllis Midlane
Special Effects Designer
Simon Dunckley
Translator
Robert David Macdonald
Additional text
Lesego Rampolokeng
Music
James Phillips & Warrick Sony
Sound Designer
Simon Kohler
Lighting Designer & Production Management
Wesley France
Sound Engineer
Tebogo Laaka
Stage Manager & Video Operator
Thunyelwa Rachwene
Sound Engineer
Tebogo Laaka
Technical Manager
Lucile Quinton
Video Controller
Kim Gunning
The 2025 version is produced by Quaternaire/Paris and restaged with support from co-commissioner Théâtre de la Ville/Festival d’Automne (Paris)
Co-producers
The Baxter Theatre Centre at the University of Cape Town (Cape Town), Centre d’art Battat (Montreal), Cité européenne du théâtre – Domaine d’O – Montpellier / PCM2025 (Montpellier), Fondazione Campania dei Festival – Campania Teatro Festival (Naples), Grec Festival (Barcelona), Kunstenfestivaldesarts (Brussels), Thalia Theater (Hamburg).
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