Léonora Miano's "Redemption Song" at La Colline Draws Critical Scrutiny

At the Théâtre de la Colline, novelist and essayist Léonora Miano presents "Redemption Song," a stage work set in an imagined country where women hold power and men are marked by moral weakness. A review published by Le Monde on September 22, 2026 finds that the play's central proposition disperses into too many directions, described as numerous and hazy. The production places Miano's theatrical ambitions at the door of her own spectacle, according to the review's framing. Miano is known as both a novelist and an essayist, and this piece marks her move into writing for the stage. The critique centers on the gap between the work's premise — a dreamed nation governed by women confronting morally weakened men — and its execution, which the reviewer judges unfocused. No further details on the cast, creative team, run dates, or venue program were provided in the source material.