Love, Genius And A Walk
Love, Genius and a Walk explores how art and marriage can make challenging bedfellows.
Why see Love, Genius And A Walk?
New to London production!
Discover the fascinating story of composer Gustav Mahler in this new production written by Gay Walley and directed by Leah Townley.
Featuring a static company of ten actors, Love, Genius, and A Walk explores Mahler's life including his struggle to finish his final 10th Symphony, his relationship with his wife Anna, and his famed meeting with Sigmund Freud. A story of music, marriage, and legacy, don't miss what is sure to be an insightful production as it lands in London this autumn.
What is the story?
Gustav Mahler, world-renowned composer and conductor, wishes his wife to be his muse. Alma desires a closeness he cannot give, as he believes it would distract him from completing his work. Mahler turns to renowned psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud for guidance, however, both men find they may not truly understand women. Meanwhile, a modern couple's life mirrors Alma and Mahler's, except here she is the striving artist while her commercially oriented husband confounds her with his own thoughts on art. The two stories twist and turn through the quagmires of love and genius, set to the sweeping music of Mahler.
Key Information
Audience
All ages
Run Time
Two hours with one interval
Dates
Finished 17 Oct 2021
Cast
Lloyd Morris as Gustav Mahler
Lisa Ronaghan as Alma Mahler
Tim Hardy as Sigmund Freud
Jodyanne Fletcher Richardson as The Writer
Stephen Connery Brown as Steve
Jonathan Blakeley as Bruno Walter
James Boyd as Walter Gropius
Sarah Lawrie as Maria Bonaparte & Sally
Emma Wilkinson Wright as Maria Freud & Pauline Strauss
David McMaster as Richard Strauss & Psychoanalyst
Creative
Written by Gay Walley
Directed by Leah Townley
Assistant Direction - Gwenan Bain
Co-Producer - Lloyd Morris
Stage Manager - Jessica Bickel Barlow
Set and Costume design by Constance Villemot
Lighting design by Chuma Emembolu
Musical Supervision by Peter Michaels
PR - Chris Hislop
Social Media - Ben Scheck
Poster Design by Leif Johnson
Reviews
Customer reviews
3 reviews, average rating: (5.0 Stars)
Petra
Unmissable
It is an amazing show!!
The play is incredible. It's so great to enjoy a play where the characters are actual historical figures and to explore various aspects of their lives.
All the actors are fantastic and the whole experience has been truly amazing!!!! ... Read more
Simone Vause. Theatre Director
AN AMAZING PRODUCTION
Yesterday evening I saw LOVE, GENIUS AND A WALK IN LONDON, and was transported, by this ensemble cast of richly talented actors, with the music of
Mahler beautifully used, to the world of the play.
Only a week and a half left to see it at Theatro Technis, do try to see it,
as it makes for a richly rewarding evening.
... Read more
Derek Jones - Gustav Mahler Society of the UK
Love Genius and a Walk hits all the right notes
Much has been written about the relationship between Gustav Mahler and his wife Alma and the impact that Sigmund Freud had on it. This play, by Gay Walley, hits all the right notes. Performed by a first class cast, the story lines weaves between Mahler and Alma and a modern day couple facing similar conflicting challenges and opportunities. Many couples will consider the same range of conflicting challenges which makes for a more personal experience as a member of the audience. The addition of the Strauss's beings a sharp focus on the time in Vienna. It is well worth making the time to see the production directed by Leah Townley and Lloyd Morris, and which runs to October 17th. ... Read more
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