Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Faust I-II.

The first part of Faust is about a middle-aged teacher’s mental exhaustion and disillusionment. The lonely man gets tired of the struggle to acquire universal knowledge, and he seduces Margaret instead, with whom he falls in love in his own way. Faust is an immoral rogue. The second part takes the audience through the cloudy dream-world of an aging intellectual in which all the nymphs and centaurs of the antique world appear. A cheerful, hedonist round dance swirls, then Helene, the muse of Faust appears with whom he moves in together, they have a child, the child dies later on and they separate. In the end, Faust dies as well with nothing remaining after him, except for a few witty quotes.

This performance is not recommended for children under the age of 14.
We would like to kindly remind our viewers that both Faust I and Faust II are complete performances in themselves. However, for the sake of a richer experience and a deeper understanding of the play, we recommend you to watch both parts in order. The detailed cast description can be found in the programme and on the webpage of Katona József Theatre.