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

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

At Le Rideau Rouge, we take particular pride in presenting works that turn everyday life into theater, and the arrival of Les femmes ont toujours raison, les hommes n'ont jamais tort aligns perfectly with that mission. This buoyant, high-energy comedy uses the timeless push-and-pull of couple life as raw material for a cascade of witty dialogues, cleverly staged misunderstandings, and affectionate skirmishes. In our intimate room, the proximity between stage and audience amplifies the laughter: a raised eyebrow, a half-whispered aside, a split-second pause—every nuance lands. The show’s rhythm, halfway between boulevard spirit and contemporary sketch verve, moves from scene to scene with breathless agility, tackling the large and the small of cohabitation: chores, jealousy, family dinners, vacation planning, the silent wars of remote controls and smartphones. Our audiences in Lyon love the way the performers play with stereotypes only to dismantle them moments later, and how the script deepens its comic effect with a disarmingly human warmth. It’s a crowd-pleaser that retains a sharp eye for detail, a sense of timing that thrives in our space, and a bite that never loses its smile.

Artistic momentum and what to expect on stage

Programming this title at Le Rideau Rouge also reflects the current artistic momentum of the company behind it: a creative team attuned to the present, refreshing the classic battle-of-the-sexes with sharp topical touches. Expect contemporary references to social media misreadings, the choreography of shared calendars, and the low-key heroics of co-parenting, all shaped by actors whose rapport plays like a musical score. The staging is lean and agile, with props that morph from apartments to terraces to living rooms in the blink of an eye, inviting the audience to fill the gaps with imagination—the hallmark of lively theater. The show thrives on interaction, quick-fire repartée, and a playful proximity to the crowd, all of which our technical team enhances with crisp sound, warm lighting, and cues timed to leave space for laughter to roll naturally across the room. This is exactly the kind of comedy that belongs in our venue: spirited, accessible, and finely crafted, the sort of performance that leaves spectators comparing notes at the bar afterward, as if they had all attended the same family dinner and sat at different ends of the table.

As a cultural stop in Lyon where comedy and theater meet, Le Rideau Rouge is thrilled to host a work that invites audiences to recognize themselves. Les femmes ont toujours raison, les hommes n'ont jamais tort reclaims familiar situations and turns them into little theatrical machines: an argument that becomes choreography, a text message that becomes a plot twist, a dinner that becomes an obstacle course with cutlery. The writing privileges tempo over heavy scenery and relies on actors who wield silence and punchline with equal precision; one look can say what a paragraph never could. This season, we are underscoring performances that speak to the daily negotiations of modern couples—equality, expectations, and the soft diplomacy of love—and this show stands as a flagship of that focus. Whether you come as a couple, a group of friends, or solo, the pleasure of recognition is the same: laughter that starts with “that’s so us,” then quietly shifts into a shared celebration of the fragile, funny, generous art of living together, staged exactly as our room likes it—close, lively, and irresistibly human.