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faust in the box (english version):”I want to see all of Shakespeares plays done like that!”
Ben Knight, “My English Class” theatre company, Berlin
"... This show is like stepping back in time to a world when the artist must dare to devote every part of oneself to their craft and push the limits of what is 'popular'... the physical skills and unbelievable lip-syncing is truly a joy to behold..."
AM / UK
"This is like no other Faust I have ever seen before... I ...highly recommend it! It's a performance that you'll never forget and gives one an exciting insight into the possibilities of contemporising a classic piece! I thoroughly enjoyed B Marklands performance and thought she did incredibly well to hold the audiences attention for an hour by her self... and of course the puppets! Recommended!"
Eliza / Australia
”...faust in the box is revolutionary! Bridge Marklands performance in her one woman (and many puppets) show, really holds her own and captivates the audience. ...”
George / UK
„...you have a wonderfully expressive face and an AMAZING expressive range. That was my first taste of Faust: thank you.“
John Tillson / UK
"I enjoyed, what at first seems like a gimmick really grows on you
and of course you are so facially malleable and witty, thank you!"
Donald Hutera / Journalist / London
”I saw your performance of Faust in Edinburgh and found it one of the most interesting and enjoyable performances of the play I have seen to date. As I'm sure you well know, doing anything in a manner that is unexpected or breaks from the normality in anyway is likely to incur criticism and be accused of pretenciousness and/or shock value, but your performance avoided these pit-falls with ease and grace and left a piece that was both classically beautiful, yet also bold and adventurous. The use of music and recorded sound was inspired.
Thank you for the effort it must have taken to polish the piece, and thank you for bringing it to the UK.”
Richard Absalom / UK
faust in the box:
"faust in the box was a really fascinating and interesting way to see Goethe's Faust performed. Having read parts of Faust in a German class, Bridge’s performance brought a whole new face and life to Mephisto, Margaretha and Faust. Even the puppets had complex and convincing personalities. The incorporation of contemporary, recognizable music was a brilliantly hip way to tie in the emotions of the past with how we express ourselves today..."
Robert Mevissen, student at Saint John’s University of Minnesota, USA
”I don’t speak German, but your play is like watching the opera.”
Marc Bautch, Visual Artist, Minneapolis, USA
”That was cool!”
”Thank you for the catchy tunes (Ohrwürmer)!”
2 students of Freiherr vom Stein Gymnasium, Berlin Spandau
”I was very impressed by this interpretation. The last scene is full of emotion and incredibly meaningful. (Margaret in prison). My opinion is; I have never have seen such a good interpretation of the Faust play. Grotesque theatre reduced to the minimum, up to date and fresh. Bridge Markland’s miming talents are amazing. She can really play the devil so that you are tempted and want to vomit at the same time. Fausts dull-wittedness and naivety and Margaret’s delicate vulnerability, paired with curiosity and lust for life. An extraordinary theatre experience.“
Viola Voigt, costume designer, Berlin Prenzlauerberg
“Faust on the dot.“
Inka-Charlotte Palm, English Theatre Berlin