kostas gakis - love' s executioner

Director’s Note

"“Love’s Executioner” touches me with its story. A seventy-year-old woman, Thelma, during her late 8 years is obsessed with her ex-psychotherapist Mathew. With the aid of her new psychotherapist, Irvin, they will attempt to eradicate her obsession and a human relation based on affection is born. Thelma was a ballerina, and as it is sited in the book, she was really happy only two times in her life: when she was dancing and during the 27 days of her affair with Mathew.

The magical thing with Yalom’s books is the depiction of a really humane psychotherapist that tries to offer his help motivated by altruism and human contact. This specific text by Yalom has to tell us many things about love obsession, ageing, lack of communication and our superficial certainties.

In addition, it is my first time in directing at the dramatic and existential aspect of the theatre. My aim is to break the prejudice that an existential play has to be comminuted by pauses and pomposity. In contrast, I hope that “Love’s Executioner” will be a tight-organised performance with sharp and unpredictable editing learned by my pursuit with comedies."

Kostas Gakis

Cast: Xenia Kalogeropoulou as Thelma/

Minas Hatzisavas as Irvin/

Elena Gerodimou as Thelma' s soul/

Christos Papadopoulos as Matthew

Adaptation: Kostas Gakis, Ifigenia Doumi