The Maids review " Jean Genet's would-be murderers set pulses racing
Home, ManchesterThe playwright's prison time inspires an all-male production that is dazzling, dangerous and captivatingly queasyJean Genet understood the essence of theatre: everything is always something else. In his plays, illusion and reality seep into one another until it's impossible to see where one ends and the other begins. Mirrors, doubles and role-playing abound. Home's revival of The Maids, a tricksy tale…