The original play was previously performed by the same cast under the same stage director at the Théâtre de l'Atelier (Paris) in 1972.
The original play was created in France at the Comédie de l'Ouest (Rennes) in 1969. Laurent Terzieff, Pascale de Boysson and Philippe Laudenbach were already in the cast, with Jeannette Granval, Marie-Laurence and Yves Gasc (also stage director).