Edinburgh Village Hall 2012: Ellen Thorpe

Name of company	Theatre Ad Infinitum
Name of show	Translunar Paradise
Genre	Physical theatre & mask
Venue	Pleasance Dome
Date	8.8.12

Review A beautiful lyrical piece of physical theatre using mask about love, grieving and loss.    There was a problem with the venue lighting but it did not detract from a perfect performance. The story was told with mask, representing the present and without mask representing the past.  The musician/singer played and sang beautifully, she skilfully used her voice and accordion to make sound effects and percussive noises to create atmosphere and dramatically represent a character’s dying breath.  She passed props and held the mask at particular moments.  The story was presented seamlessly by the 3 performers and every move was choreographed exquisitely.  It was a tale of two ordinary people falling in love and living their life presented in a poetic and extraordinary way without words and with intense communication between the couple and to the audience. Nearly everyone was on their feet at the end…

Why is the work suitable or not suitable / ready for rural touring ?	Ready to tour and of high quality though expensive I guess because of the numbers.
Why would you book them ?  or  Why wouldn’t you book them ?	To present high quality work for children