5 / 10
Which isn’t to say the performances aren’t captivating. But unlike Williams’ The Picture of Dorian Gray, in which Sarah Snook transformed into 26 characters before our eyes with the help of an onstage film crew, The Maids gets stuck in a self-referential cycle that acts more as commentary than captivating theater.
8 / 10
Visually, it reminded me of 2001: A Space Odyssey’s “Jupiter and Beyond the Infinite,” Dave Bowman’s POV as he hurtles down a trippy cosmic corridor. Yes, we all have a simpering, dutiful servant in our back pocket, and yes, like HAL 9000, it wants to destroy us. But does our death have to be so sexless, so brainless, so easy on the eyes?
St. Ann’s Warehouse’s 2025-26 season is culminating with The Donmar Warehouse’s production of The Maids, Jean Genet’s production about class struggle and blurred identity, in a new version written and directed by Kip Williams. Read the reviews!
St. Ann’s Warehouse’s 2025-26 season will culminate with the Donmar Warehouse’s production of The Maids, Jean Genet’s masterpiece of class struggle and blurred identity, in a new version written and directed by Kip Williams.
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Sydney Theatre Company Production Off-Broadway |
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