The Maids

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The Maids by Jean Genet. ***** 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 The Space (Cape Town).) In 197* Maralin Vanrenen made her directing debut with another production at 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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