The maids

by Jean Genet

LITTLE REX - KATINA PAXINOU STAGE

Trying to escape the oppression they feel at the home of their mistress, two maids, the sisters Claire and Solange, play a game of changed identities every day: Claire plays their mistress and Solange plays Claire. This time, however, the ritual game becomes even more thrilling. The two sisters decide it is time to free themselves from their mistress, because, after their false allegations, her husband has been put in prison and she has been left defenceless. They thus decide to poison her. However, their hopes are frustrated: they find out that their master has been released and in their panic, unwittingly reveal the news to their mistress, who leaves to meet him. The two young women stay alone and return to their game. This time, however, it will have a painful end.

First performance: 06/03/2015