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The Maids
• directed by Francesca Butler
May 2025
The Carriageworks Studio
Leeds Arts Centre performed The Maids in May 2025.
Videos
These videos were made in the lead up to the production – you can watch the full set on our YouTube channel.
The Maids Trailer
Fran Talks About Directing The Maids
Production photos
These photographs were taken during the dress rehearsal, and are displayed here courtesy of Mark Hillyer at True North UK. More of Mark’s photos of the production can be found in our Gallery.
“Those gloves! Those eternal gloves!”
“Lean forward and look at yourself in my shoes.”
“The red dress. Madame will wear the red dress.”
Claire and Solange
“Monsieur? It’s Monsieur! … This is Claire, Monsieur.”
“That’s not reason enough to kill her.”
“We’ve read the story of Sister Holy Cross...”
“Rest. Rest, little sister.”
“I’m giving up my wardrobe.”
“Why Claire, you’ve been putting make-up on!”
“Ah! Madame’s still here.”
“Down on your knees.”
“Solange, please, I’m sinking.”
“I’m not a maid. I have a noble soul.”
“Up, Claire! Up on your paws!”
“And you’ve poured it into the best, the finest tea set.”
Cast
| Claire | Lucia Boulenaz |
| Solange | Rebecca Rae |
| The Madame | Nicole Smith |
Backstage team
| Director | Francesca Butler |
| Production Manager | Maria Kwater |
| Stage Management | Barry Blatt |
| Louise Redfearn | |
| Set Design | Ben Hopwood |
| Set and Properties | Ben Hopwood |
| Pam Wilson | |
| Hanna Kovács | |
| Aida Knight | |
| Adam Churchman | |
| Sophie Clement | |
| Maria Kwater | |
| Costume | Zöe Freedman |
| Jo Scott | |
| Margaret Savage | |
| Poppy Moore | |
| Maria Kwater | |
| Sound | Steve Fryatt |
| Aida Knight | |
| Front of House | Shirley Broadbent |
| LAC Team | |
| Rehearsal Photography | Mark Hillyer |
| Publicity | Spike Marshall |
| Camilla Asher | |
| Programme Design | Spike Marshall |
| Programme Printing | Richard Francis |
| Rehearsal Prompts | Barry Blatt |
| Simon Henson | |
| Rachel Vernelle |
Archive documents
The following documents from the production are in the LAC archive.
Add to the archive
We’re always looking to add to our archive of past productions – if you have any other memories of The Maids, we would be very pleased to hear from you.
