The lives of Gustav and Alma Mahler examined in revival of LOVE, GENIUS AND A WALK at Theatro Technis

LGW Productions bring the fascinating story of composer and conductor Gustav Mahler to the stage at Theatro Technis from 22 September-17 October.

Written by the New York writer Gay Walley and directed by Leah Townley, the story explores Mahler’s approach to composing and how this might have physically manifested itself. This includes a focus on his relationship with his wife Alma, an amazing woman and composer in her own right. The play also contrasts the role of women in the 19th century with the character of a female writer in contemporary scenes.

Love, Genius and a Walk is a play that shows how art and marriage can make odd bedfellows. Gustav Mahler wants his wife to be his muse, but Alma desires the closeness that he cannot give, he thinks, in order to get his work done. Mahler turns to the psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud for guidance, and both men find that neither of them may be that clued up about women.

At the same time, a modern couple's life mirrors Alma and Mahler's, except here she is the artist who works all the time, and their conundrum is a commercially-oriented husband whose thoughts on art can be a touch confounding. The two stories twist and turn through the quagmires of love and genius, much of it to the sweeping music of Mahler.

Mahler’s music forms an integral part of the rhythm of the show, using a baby grand piano on stage to connect with the audience and strongly influence the mood, alongside slick design moving between the contemporary scenes and the rest of the play.

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