"Et Pendant ce Temps Simone Veille!" at Comédie Bastille

60 years of feminism, in humor and song, all in just over an hour? That's the challenge admirably met by the now cult show that revisits the struggle for women's rights: Et pendant ce temps, Simone veille! playing at the Comédie Bastille for its 8th season, with its new cast, until June 30, 2024.

Spanning 4 generations, the play retraces, with humor and song, the struggle of women since the 1950s, and pays tribute to that great lady, Simone Veil, who left us in June 2017 and now rests in the Panthéon.

Back on November 26, 1974, Simone Veil presented her bill on the voluntary interruption of pregnancy to the French National Assembly. A big slap in the face, it was time for change! After obtaining the right to vote extremely belatedly (in 1944), the fight for women's rights did not stop there. Simone Veil, Minister of Health under Giscard d'Estaing in the Chirac government, continued to fight for passage of the bill - and will go down in history.

"Et pendant ce temps, Simone veille!" takes us through four generations of women, from the fight for abortion to the recent PMA, via the wearing of pants. Four actresses come to life on a journey through time, guided by the eccentric Simone as a guiding thread.

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Somewhere between entertainment and instructive value, the character Simone reminds us of the key dates in these decades of struggle, highlighting the progress and challenges that remain to achieve equality between women and men. A subtle tribute to feminist victories, directed by Gil Galliot.

Et pendant ce temps Simone veille!" is more than just a comedy; it's a veritable plunge back in time, an exploration of feminist advances punctuated byhumor and memorable songs.

For those interested in the evolution of the fight for gender equality, it's a great opportunity for sharing and reflection. At the Comédie Bastille, until June 30, 2024.

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