[2] Critics have described the play as "not pleasant," with Frank Rich of The New York Times going on to write that "it sticks in the mind" in his 1984 review.
[3] In 2010, Naomi Skwama of Toronto's NOW Magazine described the play as "absorbing, but nearly unbearable in its intimacy – offering the sick pleasure that comes from reading a stranger’s diary.
"[4] The play marked Kroetz' first venture into stark social realism, later followed by the critically successful Tom Fool (1978).
Toronto's The Company Theatre (TCT) staged the play in 2010, starring Canadian actors Maria Vacratsis and Nicholas Campbell as Martha and Otto.
Directed by TCT's co-Artistic Director Philip Riccio, the production played from September 10 – October 3 at Tarragon Theatre to critical acclaim.