Les Femmes Ont Toujours Raison, Les Hommes N'ont Jamais Tort ! - Le Rideau Rouge (lyon)

Le Rideau Rouge welcomes Jamais le Deuxieme Soir

At Le Rideau Rouge, we take particular pride in hosting productions that ignite laughter, conversation, and that electric feeling only live performance can deliver. Jamais le Deuxieme Soir returns to our intimate red-curtain stage with the kind of verve that fills the room before the first line is spoken. From the vantage point of our seats and spotlights, this is a show that thrives on proximity: the knowing glances shared between performers and audience, the gasp-laughs that cascade from one row to another, the playful asides that make each performance feel as if it were created for this very night. Built around the high-wire antics of modern love—its rules, misunderstandings, and gleeful U-turns—the piece spins everyday dating dilemmas into brisk, sparkling theater. We’ve tuned our sound and lights to accent its quick cuts and whipped-cream timing, and the result is a comedy that lands with warmth and mischief, equally at home for first-timers discovering Le Rideau Rouge and regulars who already know where our best punchlines reverberate.

What you’ll experience with Jamais le Deuxieme Soir on our stage is a piece that moves like a conversation you don’t want to end. The writing leans into the contradictions of 21st‑century romance—intimacy spiked with independence, late‑night messages answered by early‑morning rules—and the performers relish every beat. We watch the tension rise and burst in short, high-precision scenes: a date that becomes a duel of principles, a confession disguised as a joke, a pact negotiated under the glow of a smartphone. As hosts, we see the audience tilt forward with each escalation; the rhythm is part farce, part stand‑up, and all live-wire humanity. The staging favors nimble transitions and quick costume suggestions rather than cavernous sets, which lets the show race from first drink to next-day fallout with deft speed. Our technical team heightens the contrasts—soft wash for confessional moments, punchy hits for the comic reversals—so the evening feels like a carousel of situations you recognize but have never seen played with such cheek. Night after night, the laughter tells us the same thing: the show speaks to anyone who has loved, tried not to, and immediately failed.

Current momentum and what’s new around Jamais le Deuxieme Soir

From our backstage perspective, the artistic momentum behind Jamais le Deuxieme Soir has been unmistakable: a living comedy that keeps itself current without losing its heart. Recent performances at Le Rideau Rouge have showcased fresh inflections and witty additions that audiences have quickly adopted as favorites. You’ll hear recurring set-pieces sharpened to a gleam—playful moments the company informally dubs “Le Pacte du Matin,” a mock‑serious negotiation that sets the one‑night‑only ground rules; “Match sur Tinder,” a verbal ping‑pong where swipes become punchlines; “Le Texto Fantôme,” a disappearing‑message routine with timing as precise as a drum fill; “Brunch de Rupture,” a hilariously polite demolition of modern couple-speak; and “Le Mode Avion,” where a phone on silent becomes a character in its own right. We’ve watched these bits evolve in rehearsal and bloom under the lights, tightened with topical nods to dating apps, wellness mantras, and the etiquette of not catching feelings. That responsiveness is the heartbeat of the production’s current chapter: the cast keeps the show agile, animating a text that welcomes invention and audience interplay. Here at Le Rideau Rouge, we’ve aligned our room for that agility—fast blackouts, crisp cues, and sightlines that favor micro‑expressions—so the comedy lands at full brightness. If you’ve seen Jamais le Deuxieme Soir before, expect a renewed sparkle; if you haven’t, this is the ideal moment to discover why our crowd’s laughter keeps rolling long after the curtain call.