Its setting is the real Camp Siegfried where American children of German descent were taught Nazi ideology.
Playwright Wohl had rented a house in Bellport, Long Island, and had researched the nearby town of Yaphank.
[1] Camp Siegfried premiered at The Old Vic theatre in London, in a production starring Patsy Ferran as Her and Luke Thallon as Him.
[4][5] In his 5 star review for The Independent, Paul Taylor described Camp Siegfried as "an insightful piece about the frightening appeal of fascism".
[6] In her 3 star review for The Guardian, Arifa Akbar states that "while Wohl’s dialogue is good at teen neurosis, it contains an offputtingly self-conscious tone, carefully crafted for cuteness".