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| − | ''The Maids'' (French: ''Les Bonnes'') is a play by the French dramatist Jean Genet. 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. | + | '''See''' ''Les Bonnes'' |
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| − | In 197* The [[Market Theatre]] did a version directed by [[Barney Simon]] with [[Barbara Itzler]], [[Carolyn Sacks]] and [[Molly Seftel]] and with design by [[Richard Cook]] and [[Ingrid Jansen]]. (This also played at [[Space Theatre|The Space]] (Cape Town).) In 197* [[Maralin Vanrenen]] made her directing debut with another production at [[Space Theatre|The Space]] , done as it was written, with an all-male cast consisting of [[Bill Curry]], [[Vincent Ebrahim]], and [[Pieter-Dirk Uys]]. It only played for Club audiences. Originally to be played in drag, but finally did without props or costumes. As a result of interest in the first drag version, the final Sunday saw the original production followed by an audience participated discussion about the differences between the two plays. [**??An Afrikaans version, translated by ** as **, was done at [[Think Theatre]] (Pretoria) in 198*, directed by [[Danie Burger]]. ?**]
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| − | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Maids
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