The Maids

Power. Privilege. Classism. And a plot to break free.

Every night, while their Mistress is out, two maids perform a dark and dangerous roleplay. Casting off their aprons, they fantasise about murdering her and escaping the social confines of servitude. Revelling in their imagined positions of power, they never quite reach the climax of their fantasy. But their deadly fantasy is quickly becoming an attractive reality.

That Theatre Company's inaugural production examines the power imbalances between the privileged and the oppressed. Our titular characters live and breathe under the thumb of an authority figure who abuses her power, simply because she can. In a world that gives all social and institutional power to the privileged, our production peeps through the keyhole at the powerless, as they conspire to destroy the system from the inside and take control of their own narrative.

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12 - 16 September | 1 hour 30 minutes

Venue: Meraki Arts Bar - Meraki Mainstage

Adult: $30.00

Deadly Tix: $18.50

ⓘ Affordable Tickets for Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and other First Nations communities

Tickets: https://sydneyfringe.com/events/the-maids/

SHOW IS RATED: R18+

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Performed by: Eleni Cassimatis, Samantha Lambert, Hannah Raven

Directed by: David Halgren

Designer: Bronte McKell

Production Manager: Julia Halgren

Costume Designer: Ian Warwick

Lighting Designer: Ricci Costa