‘Written, directed and performed by Chiara D’Anna, the show is buoyed by her abundant charisma and a glinty-eyed archness. She switches between characters with camp exuberance and funny asides. Gino is the best creation; a cross between Joseph Goebbels and Sacha Baron Cohen’s Borat."

Arifa Akbar

‘Italian writer and actor Chiara D’Anna uses the commedia dell’arte tradition to explore how the historical anti-woman propaganda of the Catholic church is part of a continuum...It's witty and playful, D’Anna is a delight as a performer, ad-libbing with glee and slipping into different characters with ease. A performer with charisma to spare!'

Natasha Tripney

'An intriguing piece…a sophisticated visual work. We are manipulated with ease by an intuitive company whose physical work is superb.'

Honour Bayes

A masterpiece in theatre and political satire. D’Anna is nothing short of phenomenal. A naturally funny and enigmatic performer. She is able to highlight a world gone mad in this intellectual storytelling, leaving the audience uplifted, angry, upset and humoured all in one! Her charisma is what makes Don’t You Dare! the highlight of a great evening of physical theatre, comedy and satire.

Peter Dunbar

'A history lesson that transcends space and time. Charismatic and enthralling, D'Anna is effortlessly funny as sets the scene between now and 1601 Italy, infusing razor-sharp humour in her social critique. D'Anna is a chameleon and builds her characters thoroughly and unequivocally through changes in her physicality and voice, displaying exquisite acting skills.'

Cindy Marcolina

'The movie’s central relationship emerges as a surprisingly tender romance between two people who each fear losing the other. That’s largely a credit to the performances of D’Anna and Knudsen...'

Scott Foundas

Don Quixote! Don Quixote! is imaginative and engaging, with a compelling and twisting narrative that will make an audience both laugh and cry. If you’re looking for something different from the usual comedy at the Pleasance, then Don Quixote! Don Quixote! will certainly challenge you; go with it and you might be surprised by what you discover.

Jake Orr

...the performances by Knudsen and D'Anna seem to shake the very ground they stand on.

Matthew Lucas

Chiara D’Anna stood out from the ensemble, chameleon-like in her ability to transform herself into different characters without a ripple...exceptional.’

Skye Crawford

The audience are taken on a surreal journey through 16th-century... Several pantomime-style costume changes alongside energetic role-playing have the audience in stitches,. Boundless energy gives way to some utterly beautiful, heart-wrenching performances and a striking balance between Italian and English extract from the piece every possible ounce of wonderful authenticity.

Ezelle Alblas

‘Extremely entertaining’ ‘Rocinante! Rocinante! deserves to be experienced by many audiences, in many locations.

The pilgrimage through the light and dark crevices of the mind are beautifully evoked in Panta Rei Theatre’s Rocinante! Rocinante! Taking its subject matter from the originality of Cervantes’ Don Quixote, the setting for the production masterfully constructs madness as a kind of ecstatic and passionate state.

Josephine De Rossi

'Written, directed and performed by Chiara D’Anna of Panta Rei Theatre., it is an impressive 70 minutes of ceaseless energy, physical and vocal transformation by D’Anna....D’Anna’s performances of all of these characters bristle with ever-increasing energy, and it is tremendous fun to surrender to her enthusiasm and storytelling abilities'.

Gus Mitchell