geoffrey5867:The Maids, a play by the French dramatist Jean Genet that was first performed at the
geoffrey5867: The Maids, a play by the French dramatist Jean Genet that was first performed at the Théâtre de l'Athénée in Paris in a production that opened on 17 April 1947. Genet loosely based his play on the infamous sisters Christine and Léa Papin, who brutally murdered their employer and her daughter in Le Mans, France, in 1933. In the play the maids are named Solange and Claire, who are two housemaids constructing elaborate sadomasochistic rituals when their mistress (Madame) is away. The photo and ad here depicted are from the 2016 production starring Uzo Aduba and Zawe Ashton as Solange and Claire, and Laura Carmichael as Mistress,that was directed by Jamie Lloyd and performed atTrafalgar Studios in London. -- source link