The Maids (The Seeing Place Theater)
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The Maids (The Seeing Place Theater)
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The Maids (The Seeing Place Theater) NYC Reviews and Tickets

69%
(32 Ratings)
Positive
60%
Mixed
31%
Negative
9%
Members say
Great acting, Slow, Confusing, Quirky, Ambitious

About the Show

Seeing Place Theater presents Jean Genet's classic in which two sisters, maids to a wealthy society woman, act out fantasies of class, love and revenge.

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Show-Score Member Reviews (32)

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287 Reviews | 32 Followers
73
Dated, Quirky, Confusing

See it if you enjoy existential stories

Don't see it if you need clearly laid out plots

590 Reviews | 143 Followers
73
Absurdist, Great staging, Great acting, Disappointing

See it if your interested in Genet's ideas about how the underprivileged and underappreciated might react to their lack of an escape.

Don't see it if you recognized, like I did, that the real story, that Genet based this play on, is much more interesting today. Read more

1133 Reviews | 334 Followers
71
Banal, Relevant, Slow, Quirky, Great acting

See it if you appreciate young talent giving all to their performances. You like drama that allows you to contrast past haves and have-nots to today.

Don't see it if you want spiffy action - this ongoing plotting is not the most exciting. You have to view this pay as a product of another age.

756 Reviews | 147 Followers
70
Edgy, Confusing, Slow, Quirky

See it if Two maids play role games thinking of way to kill their mistress.

Don't see it if Dark at time and confusing too. If you are looking for a funny story.

135 Reviews | 35 Followers
70
Thorny, edgy, thought-provoking

See it if you want a chance to see a famous play in the early style of French theater of the absurd.

Don't see it if you don't have patience for a sometimes slow play that veers between absurdity and melodrama. Read more

1312 Reviews | 354 Followers
70
Great acting, Edgy, Dizzying, Ambitious

See it if A play that has some good acting and direction. If you dont care that its not great, however.

Don't see it if It is not a fantastic all around story but interesting enough.

196 Reviews | 16 Followers
69
Quirky, Indulgent, Edgy, Confusing, Ambitious

See it if You don't mind small production and relatively small stage. Not sure if the sister or the madam got killed in the end.

Don't see it if You need a bit more space with your seat. Or if you are too tired...

122 Reviews | 22 Followers
69
Intense, Great writing, Uneven

See it if One of the great scripts in theater- playing with paranoia and fantasy.

Don't see it if Uneven acting. The space could use also use a little more acoustic panelling- voices got too much volume and reverb throughout in setting.

Critic Reviews (1)