D'yan Forest dans Swinging On The Seine

D'yan dazzled us with her singing and storytelling! She's been smashing it on stage in all the great Parisian comedy rooms for a while now - her showcase is definitely worth le détour!

There was humour, music and a selection of hats to underpin a tale of a woman in her 80s and possessed of young head and heart. It was nice to hear the audience join in with the songs. Good to see novelist Stephen Clarke branch out to writing this one woman show.

Loved that Show, where New-Yorker singer D'yan Forest gives out secrets of sexy Paris in the 60s. She is amazing, gets out the banjo and the piano, still going strong at 80. I would not recommend taking under 18s but adults (who speak English) will have a great time.

On 13 April, I had the pleasure of attending the premiere edition of D'yan Forest's Swinging on the Seine at La Nouvelle Seine. If you don't know who is D'yan Forest, you will soon! She is 84 years old and a superbly talented comedian, chanteuse and host. Swinging on the Seine is the story of D'yan's early year in Paris when she was on her way to becoming a star in the Parisian caberet scene. She had so many wonderful adventures, equal parts humourous and also scandalous, but in a good way. If you like stand-up comedy, music, and creative storytelling, this is a great show for you.

The premier of Swinging on the Seine at La Nouvelle Seine was alive with energy from personality D'yan Forest (an inspirational age 84). From stories to humor to sing-a-long moments with the banjo and piano, she showed her talent as an actor and musician. With a script from Stephen Clarke (of Merde series fame and, more recently, French history, with a hint of England), she shared stories that revealed what life was like in the "swinging" 60s in Paris (R-rated). I look forward to Part II, where we hear more stories (PG-rated) of Ms. Forest's interesting past. She clearly lives life to the fullest ... and has stories to tell of Paris at a particularly dynamic time.

On peut passer une très jolie heure au bord de la Seine, et maintenant en face de Notre Dame brulée, s'amuser devant les plaisirs du spectacle (and spectacle in its English sense) de l'octogenaire D'yan Forest et son standup, Swinging on the Seine - c'est une vraie partouze comique. Écrit par l'écrivain britannique Stephen Clarke, les chansons sont les clous du show. Et comme D'yan insiste, il faut absolument faire le sing along.