GENIUS

“To every story there’s a different point of view”

The untold story of Albert Einstein and Mileva Maric; chronicling the early years of their struggle to be recognized as budding physicists attempting to overthrow the establishment, their rivalry and their scandalous romance. When Einstein begins to rise to fame for his work on relativity he rattles the cage of Phillipp Lenard, who will do anything in his power to take credit for Einstein’s work. A quest for proof ensues, while Mileva grapples to be recognized for her work. Is history the bearer of a great injustice? Who deserves recognition? Is there a relative story to relativity? If only we could go back and make the pieces fit…

‘Genius’ was previously titled ‘Einstein: Master of the Universe’, and was produced professionally at TheatreWorks in 2016 by RL Productions. The show received workshops through the Homegrown Grassroots Initiative and the VCA New Musicals Workshop. It was selected by The Age as one of the highlights of 2016 in Australian theatre.