On the other hand: Vanessa Kayo’s comedy at La Nouvelle Seine

On the Other Hand, a play by Vanessa Kayo, is showing at La Nouvelle Seine in Paris on Sundays through December 20, 2026. This dramatic comedy begins with a gathering of friends to explore childhood sexual abuse and how a memory can upend an adult life.

Bérénice, Diane and Sam get together for an evening over margaritas. But their conversation takes a different turn when Bérénice brings up a long-buried memory involving a teacher. She wants revenge, and her two friends decide to help her. Their clumsy attempts provide the comic engine for a plot that also blends drama and thriller.

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Directed by Michel Frenna, the play focuses on the three women and their reactions: the attacker is not portrayed on stage. The cast includes Vanessa Kayo, Edwina Girard, and either Taos Sonzogni or Célia Chabut, alternating in the role. Friendship and collective action are thus at the heart of the story.

The theater recommends the play for audiences aged 14 and up. Its subject sets it apart from a simple evening of comedy among friends: childhood sexual abuse is at the heart of the story. Performances take place at 5:15 p.m. in the theater aboard the barge moored opposite 3 Quai de Montebello, in Paris’s 5th arrondissement.

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