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Ad Infinitum
Last Rites
18 - 24 August, 15.50
BSL Integration & Creative Captions: All Performances
Pleasance Courtyard
Age Guidance: 14+
Contains scenes of violence, strong language, occasional flashing lights & videos, loud music, heavy use of bass & potentially triggering themes inc. grief, death, parental abuse & trauma.
ABOUT THE SHOW
How do you say goodbye when words were never there? Arjun’s father never learnt to sign, and now that he’s gone, Arjun must find his own way to honour him. In a world where ancient traditions meet modern reality, Arjun embarks on a deeply personal and visually mesmerising quest to create a farewell ritual for his father – one woven from memory, love, and loss.
Travel from the UK to India in Last Rites, a stunning fusion of visual storytelling, electrifying movement, and an immersive soundscape you can feel as well as hear.
Last Rites is a non-verbal piece of theatre with no spoken words that is accessible to Deaf and hearing audiences. The performance includes a soundtrack with heavy use of bass so that it can be felt or heard by audience members. A BSL interpreter will be present in the Front of House area before and after each performance to assist with queries, signposting, and communicating with venue staff.
ABOUT THE COMPANY
Ad Infinitum is a multi-award-winning, internationally acclaimed theatre company. We collaborate to tell stories, play and disrupt. We work with artists, activists and communities to create transformative theatre, revolutionise audiences and change the world.
Founded by Co-Artistic Directors George Mann and Nir Paldi in 2007, Ad Infinitum is based in Bristol and works internationally. A diverse-led company dedicated to making accessible, inclusive and captivating theatre, for over 18 years we have dedicated our artistic platform, as a multi-award winning, nationally-reaching devising theatre company, to championing marginalised voices in theatre and reaching underserved audiences. In 2023, we became an Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation.
Photo: Camilla Greenwell
"A mighty theatrical lyricism" The Scotsman ★★★★
Last Rites is made possible through funding from Arts Council England and Bristol City Council and co-commissioned by London International Mime Festival, Derby Theatre and Corn Exchange Newbury. This production is supported by Paul and Joanna Pearson.