The Maids explores the ways in which identity politics intersect with servitude, gender, self-representation and criminality. The play is based on a real-life story of a pair of French maids who murdered their mistress. Solange and Claire always play a role. Throughout the play, we hardly ever get to see who they really are. They begin by playing roles of servant and mistress, each getting more carried away with their roles as the play continues. Genet shows us not only how a servant plays the role that the master requires but that everyone is constantly in a state of perpetual servitude to somebody or something.
Cast and crew
Director
Neal BarberCast
Solange - Chris RaynorSolange - Katrina Yelavich
Claire - Barbara Walsh
Madame - Bianca Prujean
Crew
Stage Manager - Lynsey CrowleyProduction Assistant - Elliot Price
Technical Operator - Angus Dingwall
Production Design - Neal Barber
Set Construction - Andrew Cook
Wardrobe - Roz McKechnie
Wardrobe - Jane McCabe
Tech Monkeys - Elliot Price
Tech Monkeys - Lynsey Crowley
Tech Monkeys - Angus Dingwall
Publicity - Roslyn Nijenhuis
Photography - Reg Graham