The maids, 2022

Presented as part of Gradfest in The Lir Academy

“Their truth is always elsewhere…” – Jean-Paul Sartre

Two maids spend their evenings playacting the ritual strangulation of their employer.

But, one day, the game takes a turn and they find themselves prisoners in their own plot.

Inspired by the real-life crime of the Papin sisters, The Maids is an apocalyptic whirlwind that explores the human desire to find meaning in life.

Writer: Jean Genet

Director: Kady Duffy

Music and Sound: Cameron Macaulay

Lighting: Colin Doran

Set: Caroline O’Connor

Costume: Victor Sanchez Manso

Stage Manager: Rachel Bollard

Cast: David Rawle, Konstantin Stanchev, Cúán Hosty-Blaney