The Broadway production of "Twigs" by George Furth opened at the Broadhurst Theater in New York on November 14, 1971 and ran for 289 performances.
Conrad Bain recreated his stage role in this filmed production.
Before this adaptation of the play by George Furth was made for television, it was announced that Elizabeth Taylor would appear in a film version, to be produced by Frederick Brisson, who presented the play on Broadway in 1971, but the film was never made.