The Maids

THE MAIDS by Jean Genet Directed by Steven Hopley Starring Emily Elise, Brinley Meyer and Alison Lee Rubie. Claire and Solange are maids, sick to the gullet of being scuffed under the heels of their lady mistress. In a twisted evening of power-shifting role play, the two girls bite and scratch at one another in a vicious struggle to the top, a ritualistic tug-of-war which must finally end in silence or in sacrifice. A turbulent exploration of the games we play, this classic French play was written at the climax of the second world war by Jean Genet, a controversial playwright who spent most of the decade behind bars, and whose work was subsequently banned in Australia and elsewhere around the world. Considered by many to be his finest and most monstrous creations, Genet’s naughty maids allow him to aim the barrel at class, criminality, sex and power. DATES - Tuesday 13 March - PREVIEW 8pm Wednesday 14 March - OPENING NIGHT 8pm Thursday 15 March - 8pm Friday 16 March - 8pm Saturday 17 March - 2pm and 8pm Sunday 18 March - 5pm VENUE - The TAP Gallery, Darlinghurst - 278 Palmer St, Darlinghurst