The Patrick centre reinforces its reputation for bringing the best of the cutting-edge arts scene to Birmingham with Ad Infitum’s multi-award winning Translunar Paradise. Poignant to the point of emotionally cathartic, this touching tale, told entirely without words, follows an elderly widower’s vivid memories of love and loss. The masks of old age are both literally and metaphorically removed as the performers conjure up the world of young lovers William and Rose; his beloved wife who returns from the grave to help him let go of his grief. The handheld masks distinguish between the older versions of themselves, to seamlessly shift between past and present. Translunar Paradise is a tender exploration of the essence of life itself. Without uttering a word this company convey the emotional acceptance of death and the unwavering endurance of true love. A poignant and delicate confrontation of the age-old questions concerning life and death, loss and discovery; not only of a loved one but of one’s self.

Wed 31 Jan, Patrick Centre at The Birmingham Hippodrome, Hurst Street, Southside, Birmingham, B5 4TB. 8pm, £15. www.birminghamhippodrome.com