The Domestiques
Misfit Toys Collective (California, USA)
They’re sisters! They’re lovers! They’re cross-dressing murders! Two maids
play out a sadomasochistic wet dream of killing their boss… until the line
between their fantasies and reality blurs. Two actors swap parts each
performance, role-playing servant and master, indulging their fantasies of
control and wealth while on the clock as housemaids. Inspired by
anti-capitalist metatheatrical play The Maids, Jean Genet’s response to
the Papin murders in 1930s France which he saw as an act of political and
social rebellion. Drag performance, audience interaction and
gender-f*ckery are utilized to explore rituals of repression and revolt.
Directed
and Produced | Rory James Leech
Adapted | Venus Cobb after Jean Genet
Dramaturgy
| Brin Constant Gordon
Presented | Misfit Toys Collective
Cast |
Kayla Dobbs, Aviana Glove
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Language Performed in English
Dates 11 August to 24 August 2025 at 22:00 (0hr50)
Format Live in-person
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Theatre
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£10.00 - £14.00 -
11-24 August 2025 -
50 minutes -
C ARTS | C venues | C alto -
studio -
14+ (guidance) -
Audience participation, Nudity, Scenes of a sexual nature
