Sure: the courteous comedy at the Funambule Montmartre is extended.

Vous permettez, the latest production by Manon Rony, is set to run at Funambule Montmartre from November 20, 2025, to May 10, 2026. The play centers on a gathering of two families brought together for a dinner—an event overshadowed by the absence of its main guests: the children. In this intimate setting, where everyone strives to maintain appearances, the performance delves into the misunderstandings, mismatched expectations, and overly polished smiles that serve as the playground for live theater, rooted in everyday social customs and unwritten rules.

Manon Rony, who wrote and directed the play, focuses here on the first encounter between "outsiders," a moment rarely explored in theater and conducive to verbal slips. Between overt politeness and tacit judgments, the characters oscillate between restraint and unexpected frankness. The staging favors detailed writing, playing on glances, silences, and micro-shifts that trigger laughter without resorting to caricature. This approach is part of a 2025 creative dynamic that is attentive to contemporary behaviors and discreet family tensions.

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The cast includes Pénélope Perdereau, Xavier Thiam, Julien Héteau, and Salomé Mandelli, who play the guests thrust into an evening they did not anticipate. The hushed exchanges, ambiguous compliments, and overly quick remarks form a comic fabric based on the precision of the acting. Manon Rony develops a tightly knit situation comedy, where restraint becomes a dramatic engine and laughter emerges from finely observed realism, echoing the expectations of Parisian theater audiences.

Produced by Funambule Montmartre, this show explores the universal theme of a family gathering forced upon us, prompting reflection on what it truly means to welcome and accept others within a structured setting. By playing with social conventions, it questions the significance of unspoken words and the art of conversation in theater in Paris. It also offers an engaging and inclusive cultural outing. The production is on stage at Funambule Montmartre from November 20, 2025, to May 10, 2026.

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