February 2009 Tour

New End Theatre, Hampstead

Madcap Theatre, Milton Keynes

First performed in 1947, Jean Genet’s notorious study of fractured identity and impossible desire has lost none of its power to provoke and appal. Two sisters, Claire and Solange, servants in an upper middle-class home in Paris, take refuge from their shame and despair in an elaborate nightly ritual of retribution.

But the surreptitious dressing-up masks a disturbing reality as a dangerous game with death unfolds.

Solange – Lisa White
Claire – Anna Franklin
Mistress – Angharad Pugh-Jones

Director – Stephen Cunningham
Set Design - Stewart Jordan
& Stephen Cunningham
Lighting Design - Stewart Jordan
Stage Manager – Kirsty Thomas
Fight Director – Roger Bartlett
Photography – Pete Stevens
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Photography – Jim Creighton

“It is great that you are keeping thought provoking theatre alive”

“I was struck by the simplicity of set which effectively illuminated the powerful performances”

“Stunning. You met the challenge of such an ambitious project - I’m looking forward to your next production already”