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

A night of sparkling repartee at Le Rideau Rouge

At Le Rideau Rouge, we relish inviting audiences into a room where the laughter is close, the timing is razor-sharp, and the energy bounces from stage to seat and back again. That is precisely the promise of Les Femmes ont toujours raison, les hommes n'ont jamais tort, a brisk and buoyant comedy about the misunderstandings, blind spots, and unexpected solidarities that make relationships both maddening and marvelous. From our vantage point in this intimate Lyonnais venue, the show’s rhythm feels custom-made for the room: quick-fire exchanges, sly callbacks, and set-pieces that build from a knowing whisper to a jubilant roar. The staging embraces proximity—every raised eyebrow and throwaway aside lands within reach—so that the audience becomes a confidant to the performers’ conspiratorial wit. Between bursts of physical comedy and finely tuned dialogue, the piece plays with archetypes without ever losing sight of real tenderness, drawing cheers of recognition as it swings from domestic diplomacy to gleeful one-upmanship.

Artistic momentum and fresh material, seen from the venue

As presenters at Le Rideau Rouge, we have been delighted to witness how this production keeps evolving in step with the times. The creators behind Les Femmes ont toujours raison, les hommes n'ont jamais tort continue to polish the writing with topical nods, fresh transitions, and deft improvisations that make each performance feel newly minted. Their artistic news is lively: the team actively shares work-in-progress moments on tour, road-tests new beats in front of our Lyon audience, and maintains a creative pace that favors surprise over routine. What we appreciate most is the craft behind the laughter—the way a scene’s comic engine is primed early, then paid off with elegance several minutes later, or how a throwaway line becomes a linchpin when the story loops back on itself. This momentum is palpable in the room; our regulars notice the slight shifts in tone and the extra sparkle in a sequence when a fresh angle clicks. The result is a show that speaks to today while keeping its heart firmly set on timeless questions of how we love, argue, reconcile, and tease each other into better versions of ourselves.

Le Rideau Rouge was built for precisely this kind of theatrical comedy—close-quarters, human-scaled, and generous with audience engagement. The performance thrives on our stage’s warmth and clarity, allowing the cast to modulate from a sotto voce confession to a whirlwind of comic escalation without losing a syllable. We see couples nudging each other at punchlines, groups of friends exchanging knowing glances, and solo spectators laughing out loud at observations that feel lifted from their own lives. The evening is paced to keep discovery at the forefront: sketches within scenes, games of perspective, and a choreography of entrances and exits that never overwhelms the intimacy of the room. From our side, programming this title aligns perfectly with our mission to champion contemporary francophone comedy that is smart, agile, and accessible. Each date turns into a miniature event—house lights down, anticipation humming—where the everyday negotiations of partnership become joyous theater. And as the troupe continues to refine the show with new inflections, our audience benefits directly: what you see at Le Rideau Rouge is the living, laughing present of a production that delights in staying one joke ahead of expectation.