Kip Williams’s ‘The Maids’ Transfers to Brooklyn with Influencer Twist
Kip Williams’s modernized adaptation of Jean Genet’s The Maids, which recasts Madame as an heiress-turned-influencer, transfers from London’s Donmar Warehouse to St. Ann’s Warehouse in Brooklyn. The production stars Yerin Ha as Madame, Lydia Wilson as Claire, and Phia Saban as Solange. Williams’s script updates the 1947 play with references to follower counts, designer labels, and magazine covers, exploring materialism and obsession with youth and beauty. The staging makes the audience silent voyeurs whose attention drives the tragic plot. Ha, who also stars in Netflix’s Bridgerton, was named 2026 Ambassador of the Actor Awards. The Maids runs May 17 through June 14, 2026, at St. Ann’s Warehouse.
Key facts
- Kip Williams adapted Jean Genet’s The Maids for the internet era.
- Madame is recast as an heiress-turned-influencer.
- The production transfers from Donmar Warehouse to St. Ann’s Warehouse.
- Yerin Ha plays Madame, Lydia Wilson plays Claire, Phia Saban plays Solange.
- The play runs May 17 through June 14, 2026, in Brooklyn.
- Ha was named 2026 Ambassador of the Actor Awards.
- Ha stars in Bridgerton season 4 as Sophie Baek.
- Williams previously worked with Ha on Lord of the Flies in Sydney in 2019.
Entities
Artists
- Jean Genet
- Cate Blanchett
- Isabelle Huppert
- Elizabeth Debicki
- Lydia Wilson
- Phia Saban
- Yerin Ha
- Kip Williams
- Luke Hall
Institutions
- St. Ann's Warehouse
- Donmar Warehouse
- Netflix
- Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Vogue
- HBO
- House of the Dragon
Locations
- Brooklyn
- London
- Sydney
- United States