Mad Women on the Shore
Shows - The Maids
From the creative team that brought you One Woman Woyzeck as part of the 2016 Brisbane Powerhouse Melt: Queer Festival, the director of 2015 Anywhere Festival’s hit show The Fever, and Mad Women on the Shore presents a provocative classic, Genet’s The Maids.
Every night two sisters, both maids, transcend reality into a world of sexualized fantasy where they reenact the ritualised murder of Madame, their wealthy young mistress. Will they ever be able to complete the ritual on time, or will they simply wither away in the wake of Madame’s kindness?
Mad Women on the Shore take on this ever modern classic and collaborate with designer Kristy Power of Harpi who is creating the extraordinary clothes that are integral to the ritualistic masquerade of The Maids.
So...are you brave enough to play the game?
"If we behave like those on the other side, then we are the other side. Instead of changing the world, all we'll achieve is a reflection of the one we want to destroy."
—JEAN GENET, The Balcony