The Maids

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 [le bɔn]) 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.

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. A TV dramatization, Stuepigerne, was produced 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.

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