From the French Revolution to today, Joyeux Bordel reconsiders the history of women since 1789 through the dialogue of two actresses. Written and performed by Carlotta Antonucci and Laure Barbotte, the show is slated for the Comédie des 3 Bornes in Paris’s 11th arrondissement, starting September 19, 2026, with performances on Saturdays at 9 p.m.
The premise hinges on a metafictional conceit: Laure and Carlotta, two friends, decide to write their own feminist play onstage for the audience. Their process becomes the very fabric of the show. Debates, digressions, confidences and personal questions accompany their journey back through history, from 1789 to the present day.
The play unfolds not simply as a chronological arc. The historical episodes it references collide with the two characters’ lived experience, in a sequence of sketches where political and social questions intersect with more intimate concerns. Humor is part of the approach, announced from the start, without the performance being confined to a purely comic register.
Carlotta Antonucci and Laure Barbotte co-sign the script and also handle the casting. They contribute to the staging alongside Joanna Flahault. The two actresses have also worked on The Last Dance of Mata Hari, another show centered on a historic female figure.
With an announced runtime of 1h20, Joyeux Bordel may especially appeal to audiences drawn to historical and social narratives as well as to works that juxtapose collective history with personal trajectories. The play is presented every Saturday evening at the Comédie des 3 Bornes beginning September 19, 2026.
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Dates and Opening Time
From September 19, 2026 to January 30, 2027
Location
Comédie des 3 bornes
32, Rue Trois Bornes
75011 Paris 11
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