It debuted at the Canberra Repertory Company in 1956 with Throssell appearing in a lead role.
[3] Leslie Rees wrote "This nightmarish vision of what might challenge humanity at any moment was projected with grim directness and without relieving humour or even bitter wit.
It was performed in Melbourne during the Olympic Drama Festival in 1956 with two other Australian plays, Under the Coolibah Tree and Pacific Paradise.
This allegation was refuted by Neil Hutchison of the ABC who called the criticism "baffling".
[8] Reviewing the published 1969 edition the Sydney Morning Herald called it "a taut and workmanlike play.