[1] The production employed Brecht's epic theatre techniques to defamiliarize the behaviour of the characters and to make explicit the play's underlying message.
In 1974, the postmodern East German dramatist Heiner Müller wrote an 'answer' to Brecht's play, titled The Battle: Scenes from Germany (revised from a text first written in the early 1950s; first theatrical production opened on 10 October 1975 at the Volksbühne).
There are six other scenes, which Brecht eventually cut out: We'll watch them follow the band till The whole lot come to a standstill – Beaten, bogged-down elite.
Ravenhill's play briefly tells the story of Harry's confrontation with his wife Olivia, over dinner, about moving to a safer, gated community for the psychological good of their son Alex, who has been having dreams about a headless soldier.
[citation needed] In September 2, 2022 - the troupe "Theater of the Transitional Period", directed by Vsevolod Lisovsky, gave a street performance in Moscow, which was interrupted by the police.