Quills By Doug Wright Directed by Karen Lamb
A tale of Sex, Deceit and Manipulation
Quills is set in the vortex of a 19th century France Asylum. A Black Comedy, Quills thrives on sex, deceit and
manipulation. Doug Wright’s remarkable work forcefully challenges themes of censorship, power, and extreme measures of
rehabilitation.
Quills, is a pretext for deranged creativity, set in the Charenton Asylum. Wright’s play follows the journey of a most
familiar inmate, The Marquis de Sade, a depraved author, and with the help of a laundry maid smuggles his erotic tales
to the outside world.
The Marquis de Sade, although confined, finds freedom through vigorous forms of defiance, which leads into shocking
consequences.
This play has extremes in its most potent form, and as grotesquerie mounts on grotesquerie, the plays passages acquire
an almost absurdist tone, that leaves even the inmates speechless.
With the help of SmokefreeArts, The Quills co-operative will be Toi Whakaari’s most exciting production of the year. And
from years of success from previous Toi Whakaari co-ops, Quills is sure to follow their lead.
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Quills When 21-30 May 8.00pm Where BATS Theatre Tickets $15 waged / $10 unwaged