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Brit Art and Beelzebub make an intriguing mix; THEATRE: Faustus, Hampstead Theatre NW3.

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From: The Evening Standard (London, England)
Date: 20061025
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Byline: VALERIE POTTER

WHEN asked by Christopher Marlowe's Faustus how he has escaped from Hell, Mephistopheles replies: "Why, this IS Hell."

From there, it's no great stretch to transpose elements of the play to the present day.

In Rupert Goold's free adaptation, the medieval study where Faustus is busy conjuring demons neatly snaps shut to reveal a Hoxton studio and Brit Art enfants terrible Jake and Dinos Chapman (Stephen Noonan and Jonjo O'Neill) planning to "rectify" Goya etchings of war and torture by painting the faces of victims as clowns and puppies.

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