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The Maids

This article is about the 1947 stageplay. For the 1974 film adaptation, see The Maids (film). For similar titles, see The Maid (disambiguation) and Maid (disambiguation).
Les Bonnes
Written byJean Genet
Date premieredApril 17, 1947 (1947-04-17)
Place premieredThéâtre de l'Athénée
Paris
Original languageFrench

The Maids (French: Les Bonnes) is a 1947 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.[1]

The play by the Maribor Slovene National Theatre in 1969

The play has been revived in France, the UK, and the United States on multiple occasions, sometimes with men playing the roles of the maids.[2] A TV dramatization Stuepigerne was done by Danish national broadcaster Danmarks Radio in 1962. A film adaptation of the play was released in 1974. Swedish composer Peter Bengtson adapted the play in 1994 for a chamber opera.

  1. ^ Genet 1989, p. 33 and Banham 1998, p. 417
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference nestruck was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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