The play was revised and produced at the Theater am Schiffbauerdamm in Berlin in March and April 1929, directed by Brecht and Jacob Geis, with set-design by Caspar Neher. In 1968 Fleißer began a third revision, which was performed in 1970. In 1971, Rainer Werner Fassbinder adapted the play as a film for television.
A revised version of the play was presented at the Theater am Schiffbauerdamm in Berlin in March and April 1929, under the direction of Brecht and Jacob Geis, with set design by Caspar Neher. In 1968 Fleißer began working on a new version, which premiered in 1970. Two years later, Rainer Werner Fassbinder adapted the play into a television movie.