The stage play's original production was directed by John Bell and debuted at the Nimrod Theatre in Sydney on 7 February 1973. The cast consisted of John Krummel, Anna Volska and Max Cullen.[3] Reviewing it, H. G. Kippax of the Sydney Morning Herald gave it a "hearty recommendation."[4]
The play was filmed at the ABC's Sydney studios in 1973 with a new cast including Tim Elliot as Woodrow Wilson, Robyn Nevin as Edith Wilson and Dennis Miller as Colonel House.[6] It was one of a series of Australian stage plays filmed by the ABC in the early 1970s.
^"TV Guide". The Sydney Morning Herald. 17 September 1973. p. 18.
^Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p125
^N.S.W. Teachers' Federation.; New South Wales Public School Teachers' Federation. (31 January 1973) [1919], "Theatre: Young writers receive awards", volumes, Education: Journal of the N.S.W. Public School Teachers Federation, 54 (1), Sydney: The Federation, ISSN0013-1156, nla.obj-729167770, retrieved 2 July 2023 – via Trove
^Kippax, H.G. (12 February 1973). "Black Comedy". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 23.
