Curtains with type draw across
Curtains draw across hiding the portrait of Faustus
Spotlight turns red as Faustus turns towards the devil. His environment starts to unravel
1: White spotlight, the decision between good and evil
2: Red spotlight
3: Curtain gradually falls as Faustus’s story unfolds writing represents learning he is dismissing
4: Elizabethan rush matting
Dip-dyed curtain, darkness seeping up from hell below.
Projection of clock face - As Faustus’s situation becomes more serious the light becomes red.
1: Rope pulling tent up
2: Red light highlighting evil characters
3: Red light highlighting evil characters
4: Rope pulling tent up
5: Deadly sins emerge through slashes in collapsed circus tent
Back lit curtains look like fire/hell
Projection of a clock face indicating the lack of time left
3D rough sketch model from above – curtain and tent
