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Rocinante! Rocinante!

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Posted: Mon Feb 20 2012

Filled with vivid flights of fancy, 'Rocinante! Rocinante!' is an intriguing piece. Sweeping parasol oceans and miniature tin-pan solar systems make this a sophisticated visual work. But in terms of communicating a story, Panta Rei Theatre have completely lost their marbles.

You can't fault their ambition. In this devised piece, Don Quixote de la Mancha (along with Sancho Panza, donkey and eponymous horse) meets two of Hamlet's gravediggers in a setting which echoes the grotesque art of Hieronymus Bosch. But why have they met? And what is illuminated by their meeting? This episodic narrative is frustratingly opaque.

The cast's intelligent handling of promenade is much more practical and we are manipulated with ease by an intuitive company whose physical work is superb. Stephanie Lewis and Tommy Scott give particularly detailed performances.Some of Don Quixote's chivalrous integrity has bled into the heart of this strange piece. But Cervantes and Shakespeare gave their heroes flashes of sanity to contextualise their torment; there is no such clarity here.

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Comments & ratings 5/5 (Average of 3 ratings)

By Isabel - Feb 23 2012
5/5

An extraordinary experience! You can laugh, you can feel fear, you can experience so many different feelings in one evening! Don't miss it!

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By Almu - Feb 21 2012

An interesting piece of work that will take you on an incledible journey through your imagination. Refreshing sense of freedom as an audience member! :-)

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By Tom Sørdal - Feb 16 2012
5/5

Fantastic! Not to be missed. Great space, great atmosphere and hugely immersive.

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