
What happens when a gruesome game becomes a reality?
In a luxurious French apartment, two sisters serve their wealthy employer, Madame. When their Madame is away, the sisters play a dangerous game: taking turns pretending to be her. But this is no harmless roleplay—it’s preparation for a murder they’ve never managed to carry out before quickly cleaning up and returning to who they were before.
The tension rises when their scheme to accuse Madame’s lover of a crime begins to unravel, threatening to expose their darkest secrets.
Inspired by a real-life murder case, Jean Genet’s The Maids remains as shocking today as it was in 1947. This bold and thought-provoking play will stay with you long after the curtain falls.
Carriageworks Theatre
3 Millennium Square
Leeds
LS2 3AD
United Kingdom