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SUMMARY:Last Rites
DESCRIPTION:A powerful journey of love\, loss\, and what it means to be a parent. \nAn ending. A beginning. A goodbye. \nOne man has twenty-four hours to perform his father’s funeral rites. This intimate\, final ceremony brings to life a rich tapestry of shared memories and a complex relationship cut short by death. A powerful journey of love\, loss\, and what it means to be a parent. \nCombining striking visual and physical storytelling with dynamic projection and a resonant soundtrack\, internationally acclaimed theatre makers Ramesh Meyyappan and George Mann collaborate for the first time to create an epic non-verbal solo show. \nMulti award-winning theatre company Ad Infinitum (Translunar Paradise ????? The Observer\, Light ????? The Times) presents a bold new performance celebrating the transformative power of grief and ritual. \nDownload a video of the copy in BSL here \nLast Rites is a non-verbal piece of theatre with no spoken words that is accessible to deaf\, Deaf\, hard-of-hearing\, and hearing audiences. The performance includes some BSL with creative captions and a soundtrack with heavy use of bass so that it can be felt or heard by audience members. \nLast 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. \nContent warning \nThis show contains strobe lighting\, haze\, loud music and heavy use of bass. \nLast Rites contains themes of grief and death\, parental abuse and trauma.
URL:https://www.discovernorthampton.co.uk/event/last-rites/2025-01-28/
LOCATION:Royal and Derngate Theatre\, 19-21 Guildhall Road\, Northampton\, Northamptonshire\, NN1 1DP
CATEGORIES:Event,Royal and Derngate,Theatre
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ORGANIZER;CN="Royal and Derngate":MAILTO:BoxOffice@royalandderngate.co.uk
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