Falling in Love With Mr Dellamort is “a mysterious new musical in which three strangers are summoned to a secluded seaside manor on New Year’s Eve by the enigmatic Mr Dellamort, who leads them through an evening of revelations and eerie delights.
Exploring themes of unrequited love, mortality and deception, this theatrical gem features an original pop score, live theremin and vintage Foley sound effects.
Gothic, quirky, and delightfully unpredictable, it’s a uniquely immersive experience that balances heart, humour, and haunting surprises.”
Where: temple at C Arts
When: 30 Jul-24 Aug
Ticket link: https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/falling-in-love-with-mr-dellamort
As I am a big fan of the theremin sound, I asked New York Theremin artist Cornelius Loy to tell us more about the show and his part in it.
A dramatic and mysterious new musical with live Theremin! Tell me more about this show and how your music and instrument are involved.
Falling in love with Mr.Dellamort is one of the first musicals to embrace the many personalities of Theremin and bind them together with the characters through the music, like an alter ego.
I feel like the Theremin is the Angel & Devil on Mr. Dellamort’s shoulder, pulling the heart strings and mirroring the emotional rollercoasters the characters feel internally (and externally).
How did you get started playing the Theremin? It’s a very curious and spooky instrument. Were you influenced by anyone in particular?
I learned from a complimentary DVD that was included. [!]
Yes – I saw an artist dressed as The Bride of Frankenstein playing the Theremin in downtown New York City and each time she played a note it was like a beam of lightning striking through the room!
It felt like electroshock therapy conducted by a crying ghost. So naturally I fell in love with it.
‘Immersive, haunting, quirky and unpredictable’ are all words used to describe the show. What was the process in developing the score?
The score was pieced together beautifully by Paul Doust, composing melodies for Theremin on piano and rewiring them through the eyes, ears and temper tantrums of Theremin.
What are you looking forward to the most in Edinburgh and do Fringe festivals inspire you?
The ephemeral sounds of street performances and cheering.
Absolutely yes – being from New York City I feel at home surrounded by as many artists and as much drama as possible!
What’s next for you and Mr. Delamort?
Mr. Dellamort and I plan to surf the Black Lagoon with Dracula drinking piña coladas for the rest of summer.