Critical Response

“Quills” has been met with mixed reviews, while some critics found the script itself to be overwritten and verbose, others found the actors overly dramatic in the production they reviewed. Such as the New Rep’s production in 2005 that one critic felt was reduced to camp through bad acting, thus destroying the experience. The Luna-id company in 2005 was given a marginal review with the critic citing the script as the main culprit for the show not coming together. However Richard Corely’s production in ‘97 at the Unicorn Theatre hit the mark with the critic who reviewed the show, crediting great acting and good directing allowing the script to function and rouse the audience to be moved and raise questions about the human spirit, art, morality, and freedom of expression just as the playwright intended.