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

At Le Rideau Rouge: Les femmes ont toujours raison, les hommes n'ont jamais tort

We are delighted to open the doors of Le Rideau Rouge to welcome Les femmes ont toujours raison, les hommes n'ont jamais tort, a sparkling, high-energy comedy crafted for audiences who love quick wit, sharp observation, and the joyous mischief of live theatre. From our vantage point as a venue that thrives on intimate proximity between stage and seats, this show is a perfect match: its rhythm invites the crowd to lean in, trade knowing glances, and laugh out loud at the little truths of everyday life as a duo navigates the eternal dance of misunderstanding and reconciliation. The performers build a rapport that feels immediate and infectious, with timing that rides the waves of the room. You’ll recognize the situations—household negotiations, social expectations, modern etiquette, the brave art of apology—and see them refracted through a theatrical lens that is playful, warm, and irresistibly cheeky. In our compact space, every aside lands, every punchline travels, and every moment of silence hums with anticipation.

Onstage momentum and a living piece of theatre in Lyon

What excites us at Le Rideau Rouge is how alive this production feels right now. The creative team treats Les femmes ont toujours raison, les hommes n'ont jamais tort as a living conversation with the audience, fine-tuning pacing and adding fresh details drawn from the changing habits of modern couples: the “mental load,” the calendar wars between leisure and logistics, the push-and-pull of digital life, the etiquette of messaging, and the way tiny daily rituals become battlegrounds—and then bridges. Rather than functioning like a patchwork of previously aired sketches, this show unfolds as a cohesive theatrical ride: acts and scenes ripple into each other, callbacks blossom, and improvisational sparks crackle whenever the audience leans in. That approach suits our stage perfectly; the closeness here magnifies nuance, so the performers can modulate tone at will—softening a confession to a whisper, inflating a misunderstanding into an operatic standoff, and gliding back into playful complicity. Night after night, the result feels current, spontaneous, and gloriously human.

From our side of the footlights at Le Rideau Rouge, we also witness the rigorous craft behind the laughter. The staging prioritizes clarity and pace, with nimble transitions that keep the story buoyant, while the actors’ chemistry anchors the most exuberant moments in recognizable truth. The writing pivots from acerbic to tender without losing momentum, and the audience becomes an essential counterpoint—gasps, nods, and bursts of laughter shape the evening’s contours. Whether you arrive as a couple ready to compare notes, with friends eager for a clever night out, or solo in search of sparkling theatre, you will find a shared language here. The production’s current form balances satire and affection, never punching down, always revealing how two people can be gloriously different yet deeply aligned. In our room, the red curtain rises on a compact world where small domestic details become grand comic theatre, where the city’s hum stays at the doorstep, and where, for a little while, we all agree to laugh at ourselves together.