So... here we are!
LaurenMADE-UP THEATRE COMPANY Made-Up Theatre Company is Lauren, Alicja and Diarmuid - three acting school students who have decided to set off for the big theatre world with their first production -...
View ArticleThe true story of the Papin sisters
The Maids is a play inspired by the true story of the infamous Papin sisters, Lea and Christine, who brutally murdered their employer and her daughter in Le Mans, France, in 1933.Christine and Léa had...
View ArticleThe man behind "The Maids"
Jean Genet (December 19, 1910 – April 15, 1986) was a prominent and controversial French novelist, playwright, poet, essayist, and political activist. Early in his life he was a vagabond and petty...
View ArticleFilm adaptation
The Maids was adapted for screen by Christopher Miles in 1974. The film stars Glenda Jackson as Solange, Susannah York as Claire, Vivien Merchant as Madame, and Mark Burns as Monsieur.Before it was...
View ArticleSadomasochism
Sadomasochism is a paraphilia that combines both sadistic and masochistic sexual behavioral patterns. The main characteristic of sadomasochism is the eroticizing of pain.What appears to the outsider to...
View ArticleWhen and where confirmed!
Just opposite The Gate Theatre... find a little street and proceed to our Madame's mansion, where two maids will be playing their secret games thinking that they are on their own and nobody is...
View ArticleA few photos from rehearsals and backstage of our official photo shoot
REHEARSALS (when you rehearse too much...)Diarmuid & AlicjaLauren & DiarmuidLauren & AlicjaPHOTO SHOOT BACKSTAGE... official cast photos coming soon!
View ArticleOur official promotional photos - The Maids
Here are a few for a taste...photo by Maciej Staroniewiczphoto by Maciej Staroniewiczphoto by Maciej Staroniewicz... and you can view the rest of them here:> The Maids - photo shoot <All the...
View ArticleOriginal music!
We are having original music composed by a brilliant musician Konrad, especially and exclusively for our project "The Maids"!You can check Konrad's work here: KonradOne of Konrad's recent projects:...
View ArticleBook your tickets!
designed by Maciej StaroniewiczJust across from The Gate Theatre... find a little street and proceed to our Madame's mansion, where two maids will be playing their secret games thinking that they are...
View ArticlePromo Video
Check our new promo video - available on youtube!by KonradBook your tickets, we're starting tomorrow, one weekend only!Hello Operator Studios, 12 Rutland Place, Dublin 1Thursday, 14 October 2010,...
View ArticleTHANK YOU!
We are beautiful, joyous, drunk and free!We would like to thank the following individuals for their help and support in making this production possible:Antoinette Duffy for guidance, vision and huge...
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