Theatre Ad Infinitum (UK)
Translunar Paradise
Tue 17 > Sat 21 Jan
7.45pm
After-show Discussion: Thu 19 Jan
Runs 70 mins / no interval
Booking opens 8 NovâAn extraordinary performance. Translunar Paradise so moved me (and plenty of others in the oft-sniffling audience) because of its uniquely devastating method, prompting thoughts about bereavement, never cheapening its subject by attempting to describe the indescribableâ. Observer
âExtraordinarily poignant⦠beautifully performedâ¦. packs a real emotional punch. In the end, this is a show about loss and bereavement that is as much about mourning your own lost self as about the grief at the death of a long-term partnerâ. The Guardian
Translunar Paradise is a story about life, death, and enduring love. After his wife passes away, William escapes to a paradise of fantasy and past memories, a place far from the reality of his grief. Returning from beyond the grave, Rose revisits her widowed companion to perform one last act of love: to help him let go.
Told only through gesture and using a live accordion accompaniment, this exquisite piece of mask and movement theatre enjoyed a critically acclaimed sellout season at the 2011 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Theatre Ad Infinitum is an award-winning international ensemble based in London, developing new and original theatre for a multi-cultural audience.
Performers: Kim Heron (accordion), George Mann, Deborah Pugh
Age guidance 12+
Presented in association with Barbican
Co-production: Developed with The Lowry, Salford Quays; Midlands Arts Centre (MAC), Birmingham; Redbridge Drama Centre, London; The Ustinov Studio Theatre, Theatre Royal Bath. Supported by Arts Council England; BE Festival, Birmingham; Rose Bruford College, Sidcup; Pleasance Theatre Edinburgh and PULSE Festival & New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich.
