Though individual assessments varied from Nicholas de Jongh's wholly negative account in the Evening Standard to Susannah Clapp's enthusiastic review in The Observer, critical reaction to the play was generally poor.
The reaction to the play was divided, with some critics like Nicholas de Jongh giving it a very bad review in The Evening Standard, while others such as Susannah Clapp gave it an extremely good review in The Observer. However, the general consensus among critics was that the play received mostly negative feedback.