Queen Kong at the Théâtre Paris-Villette: a cry for freedom against social norms.

The play Queen Kong, directed by Géraldine Pochon, will be performed at the Théâtre Paris-Villette from March 24 to April 3, 2026. Inspired by Hélène Vignal's novel, it gives voice to a rebellious teenager caught between online harassment, free sexuality, and militant activism.

A young girl who disturbs because she is herself: this is the beating heart of Queen Kong, a powerful play adapted from the novelby Hélène Vignal, to be discovered at the Théâtre Paris-Villette from March 24 to April 3, 2026. A physical, political, and vibrant theater that gives substance to contemporary anger.

In a dark room where anything can happen, Queen Kong plunges us into the intimacy of a teenager who is too intense, too free, too "out of the box" for the social rules that we would like her to integrate. Harassed on social media, judged for her way of being, she stands up and decides to follow her own path, that of her desires, that of her body, whatever the cost. In the stifling silence of her village, another struggle is taking shape, in a ZAD perched in the hills, where activists are defending a threatened land. Two struggles echo each other, clash, and trace the same line of resistance.

Queen Kong au Théâtre Paris-Villette : un cri de liberté contre les normes sociales — ©Léo Foulet/Vincent Arbelet

A radical and intimate theatrical creation.

Directed by Géraldine Pochon,Hélène Vignal'stext at the Théâtre Paris-Villette takes on a new density on stage thanks to the physical and embodied performance of Marion Cadeau, accompanied by Michaël Santos, who is also in charge of the musical creation. Every detail of this creation by the Tintinabule company is designed to make the space vibrate and give substance to these words. It is a play that does not seek to reassure but to shake up, to question, to invite us to take sides.

On stage, the rebellion takes on an organic, sensory form that is as challenging as it is disturbing. Queen Kong is also an affirmation of a chosen and assumed sexuality, at a time when social control over women's bodies remains overwhelming. The story bluntly evokes adolescence, its dizzying feelings, its impulses, its rebellions. All this is presented in a sober but powerful staging that gives pride of place to the inner voice of a young girl standing up to the world.

A show for those who are overflowing with energy.

Queen Kong is for all those who do not recognize themselves in imposed roles, who reject oppressive norms, who seek models of strength in marginality. Teenagers, young adults, feminists, environmental activists, parents seeking intergenerational dialogue—this show speaks to those who dare to challenge the established order.

But it is not for everyone. If you are looking for light entertainment, smooth storytelling, or theater that doesn't shake things up, this is not the right time. This show shocks, provokes, and sometimes disturbs, and that is precisely why it deserves to be seen. Queen Kong is not to be viewed as distant fiction; it is to be experienced as an intimate, almost visceral experience.

Teaser for Queen Kong at the Théâtre Paris-Villette:

A collective and sensitive experience at the heart of current events.

In the heated context of feminist struggles, environmental mobilizations, and debates on freedom of expression among younger generations, Queen Kong takes on an even more powerful dimension. The play creates a bridge between political engagement and personal revelation, between the collective and the intimate. By confronting the theater space with these struggling bodies, it transforms the stage into an arena of expression.

Queen Kong offers a rare immersion into the voices of a youth that refuses to be silenced. An invitation to listen differently, to see differently.

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