Death and the Maiden
Written by Ariel Dorfman
19th November - 5th December, 2021
15 years ago, Paulina Escobar was kidnapped, held, blindfolded, raped and tortured for several months. Although she escaped, she never recovered.
15 years later, her husband, her refuge when she escaped, inadvertently brings home one of the men that raped and tortured her. Or did he? Recognising only his voice, Paulina holds him at gunpoint and puts him on trial until he confesses. But is it the confession of a guilty man or the confession of a victim?
Reviews
Death and the Maiden was included in the 2021 Theatre Haus Wall of Faves for Best Independent Production and Best Lead Actor (Sandra Harman in the role of Paulina).
Ad Astra has created a considered, claustrophobic experience that appropriately metaphors the experience of characters in “Death and the Maiden”, who are all prisoned in their pasts.
Meredith Walker - Blue Curtains | Read full review
Death and the Maiden was not what I was expecting it to be; though I don’t really know what I was expecting, but it left me feeling many things and overall, I was pleasantly surprised
Regan Baker - Theatre Travels | Read full review
Reviewer Annual Favourites List
Death and the Maiden was included in Theatre Haus’s Wall of Faves for 2021. It was mentioned in Fave Performance in a Lead Role for Sandra Harman’s portrayal of Paulina and as Fave Independent Production.
