Diego Sosa's FAUSTAFF Opens at the The Cockpit Tonight

The Mexican Theatre Company La Compañia Perpetua in collaboration with UK's Artistic Producciones present FAUSTAFF, written by the Mexican playwright, Diego Sosa, running tonight 17th November - 6th December 2015. Tickets: £14 /£12.

FAUSTAFF is the story of Gily Jacoby, a successful writer who has become world famous, thanks to a pact she made with the devil. This has granted her the ability to see the ill future of couples thus enabling her to write the successful novels that have turned her into a best seller author. The price, however, is far too high and her heartbreaks, ambitions and dreams turn out to be somewhat different than expected. The result: a tragic twirl that will lead her into madness and the fulfilment of her own prophecies.

The play is a modern tragedy filled with black humour, in which characters are lead to the fulfilment of their own destiny. It explores the limits between fiction and reality, in a world where media has blurred those frontiers; a world where men and women are obsessed with power, money and social recognition; a world that has lost its sensibility towards tragedy, and violence has taken over.

It's title comes from a blend of Marlowe's and Goethe's character Dr. Faustus and Shakespeare's Falstaff, the mischievous character from Henry IV and The Merry Wives of Windsor.

Virginia Wolf once said that the world of her time was not ready for a female Faustus. Now, the modern world is, according to the author, ready for a character like this. An ambitious woman driven by greed and willing to do anything for success, even at the price of her soul.

The set will be designed by the Artist Pablo Ángel Lugo, a recognized Mexican artist who is living in the UK. His wide artist productions include paintings, drawings, engravings, sculptures, videos, performances, illustrations, graphic design, and collaborations in cinema. He specialises in public art. His work has been exhibited in Mexico, Cuba, the United States, Colombia, Spain, France, Portugal and the U.K.

FAUSTAFF is an international project that brings together Mexican and British artists and is one of the events of the Dual Year Mexico - United Kingdom 2015. The governments of Mexico and the United Kingdom decided to celebrate The Year of Mexico in the United Kingdom and The Year of the United Kingdom in Mexico in 2015 to promote better understanding between both societies.

The play is being simultaneously produced in both Mexico city and London. British director Frank Kaye will helm a Mexican cast in Mexico and Mexican director Rodrigo Johnson will direct a British cast in the U K.