The play opened in Port Elizabeth and then moved to Durban, receiving strong reviews (favorable and unfavorable) in both cities, with a more negative response in Durban, where one critic called it "dirt-laden debris".
ðə plˈeɪ ˈoʊpənd ɪn pˈoːɹt ᵻlˈɪzəbəθ ænd ðˈɛn mˈuːvd tə dˈɜːbən, ɹᵻsˈiːvɪŋ stɹˈɔŋ ɹᵻvjˈuːz fˈeɪvɚɹəbəl ænd ʌnfˈeɪvɚɹəbəl ɪn bˈoʊθ sˈɪɾiz, wɪð ɐ mˈoːɹ nˈɛɡətˌɪv ɹᵻspˈɑːns ɪn dˈɜːbən, wˌɛɹ wˈʌn kɹˈɪɾɪk kˈɔːld ɪt "dˈɜːtlˈeɪdən dəbɹˈiː".