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| − | ''Les Bonnes'' | + | ''Les Bonnes'' (''The Maids'') is a play by the French dramatist Jean Genet (1910-1986). It was first performed at the Théâtre de l'Athénée in Paris in a production that opened on 17 April 1947, which Louis Jouvet directed. A film adaptation of the play was released in 1974. Genet loosely based his play on the infamous Papin sisters, Lea and Christine, who brutally murdered their employer and her daughter in Le Mans, France, in 1933. (Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Maids). |
Translated into Afrikaans as ''[[Diensmeisies]]'' by [[Wim Vorster]] in 2008; performed at [[KKNK]] and other festivals.. | Translated into Afrikaans as ''[[Diensmeisies]]'' by [[Wim Vorster]] in 2008; performed at [[KKNK]] and other festivals.. | ||
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Les Bonnes (The Maids) is a play by the French dramatist Jean Genet (1910-1986). It was first performed at the Théâtre de l'Athénée in Paris in a production that opened on 17 April 1947, which Louis Jouvet directed. A film adaptation of the play was released in 1974. Genet loosely based his play on the infamous Papin sisters, Lea and Christine, who brutally murdered their employer and her daughter in Le Mans, France, in 1933. (Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Maids).
Translated into Afrikaans as Diensmeisies by Wim Vorster in 2008; performed at KKNK and other festivals..
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