Saturday 16 January, 20:00

Comment draguer après 50 ans

Booking Required

Directed with sensitivity and wit, this theatrical piece explores intimacy, desire and the complexities of aging after fifty. Through a blend of humour and poignant moments, the production examines how relationships, confidence and self-image evolve with time. Minimalist staging, careful lighting and an attentive ensemble create an intimate atmosphere that highlights emotional nuance and comic timing. The performance invites reflection on connection, resilience and new beginnings in later life.

In French.

Rue de la Servette 2,
Switzerland

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Photo Credit: DR

3 June – 25 July

Caustic Comedy Night

Performances

Caustic Comedy Club

Caustic Comedy Night gathers four stand-up comedians from Switzerland, France and Belgium in a tight, high-energy evening of observational and satirical humour. The show alternates rising talents and seasoned performers, combining sharp social commentary, playful anecdotes and improvised exchanges. Minimal staging keeps the focus on timing and delivery, creating an intimate atmosphere where rhythm and punchlines drive the experience. The programme favours quick, varied sets that sustain momentum and surprise.

In French.

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18 – 28 June

Frank Zappa’s 200 Motels

Performances

BFM

Frank Zappa’s opera “200 Motels” is showing in Switzerland for the first time. This dynamic musical-theatrical piece is brought to life by director Daniel Kramer and conductor Titus Engel, featuring an impressive and diverse cast, including Robin Adams, Brenda Rae, and legendary guitarist Mike Keneally. Known for his iconic rock career, Zappa presents an experimental and psychedelic work that blends opera, rock, and contemporary classical music. “200 Motels” offers a chaotic and extravagant journey across the United States, mirroring the wild lives of Zappa and the Mothers of Invention.

In English with French subtitles.

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Thursday 18 June, 20:00

The Dreams

Performances

Le Rez-Usine

After 13 years, the duo The Dreams — Armelle and Nafi — return to the stage with a brief reformation revisiting songs from Heimat, Noir Boy George, Crack und Ultra Eczema, Badaboum, Scorpion Violente and Le Chômage. Their sound blends cold‑wave textures with tropical grooves and reggae undertones, evoking connections to Suicide, Slits, Sonic Youth, Bob Marley and The Police. Their sole album Morbido (2011), reissued by Replica Records/La face cachée, frames a dark, luminous minimal pop.

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Thursday 18 June, 20:00

Délicieux David Castello-Lopes

Performances

Uptown

Performer David Castello-Lopes offers an intimate solo performance that blends music, storytelling and subtle stagecraft. Through delicate acoustic textures and spoken fragments, the show traces themes of memory, identity and belonging. Minimalist staging and nuanced lighting create a warm, close atmosphere in which moments of humour and melancholy unfold. The pace is meditative, inviting attentive listening and emotional presence as the artist shapes a poetic journey between sound and narrative.

In French.

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Thursday 18 June, 22:45

Late Night #3

Performances

BFM

An exuberant late night tribute to Frank Zappa presented in collaboration with the Montreux Jazz Artists Foundation. The evening opens with the playful collective 200 Zappas, followed by a focused homage from Swiss trio Steamboat and the inventive Geneva sextet L’Osmose. DJ Zemzem closes with an eclectic, groove driven set that threads improvisation, rock, and avant jazz into the night. Expect virtuosic performances, spirited reinterpretations and a bold, genre bending atmosphere.

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17 – 18 June

La tragique histoire d’Hamlet, prince de Danemark

Performances

Théâtre de l'Orangerie

Directed by Oscar Gómez Mata and Bastien Semenzato, this staging brings together 16 young performers from La Manufacture’s promotion O to tackle Hamlet in its entirety. Combining tragic force with mordant, absurd humour, the piece explores how the past splashes into the present and how institutions unravel. Using the jeu bouffon — masks, exaggeration and the subversion of power — the ensemble shifts between farce, violent outbursts and intimate doubt as the prince teeters between thought and action.

In French.

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