Intoxicating, stunning, all this and more from one of Poland’s most exciting physical theatre companies.

Arras in France appears from the horrors of the plague with a religious fervour fuelling a need to find out who was responsible for this End of Days. After three years, as is often the case, the Roman Catholic Church decides it must have been the sizeable Jewish population and women who are witches (black hair, warty noses, predilection for cats).

The story is told with a frenetic, sweating energy as cassocked men and howling women tear up the space. Accompanying this, however, is beautifully sung choral music based on Mozart’s Requiem. The harmonies caress the walls of the church in which the Aurora Nova venue is based and lift the experience to an almost religious level.

It is truly moving, a remarkable feat as, at a guess, the audience cannot speak the predominant languages of the piece - Polish and (apologies if I’m wrong) Latin and a smattering of Hebrew and French.

Books explode into flame and the simple set of a few benches is lit with some of the most evocative lighting witnessed in Edinburgh this year.

Lacrimosa is an exceptional theatrical experience and one that must not be missed.