Step into a darkly comic world of secrets, suspicion and gallows humour in Martin McDonagh’s Olivier Award-winning *Hangmen*. As England abolishes hanging, Harry Wade—the country’s second-best hangman—finds himself facing an unexpected visitor and a night that takes a very sinister turn. Directed by John Ward.
Opening Night guests are invited to join the cast and crew for a glass of bubbly after the show!
In English.
Directed by Françoise Courvoisier, this production of Anton Chekhov’s Oncle Vania — translated by Arthur Adamov — assembles a committed ensemble (Vincent Bonillo, Pierre Dubey, Bérangère Mastrangelo, Patricia Mollet-Mercier, Clarisse Morizot, Pierre Omer, Juliana Samarine, Edmond Vuilloud) to explore love, the passage of time and illusions lost. The staging, created with scenographer Gilbert Maire and painter André Kasper, uses Rinaldo Del Boca’s lighting, Pierre Omer’s music and Nicolas Le Roy’s sound to evoke both the comedy and the terrifying humanity of Chekhov.
In French.
Carte blanche to the Haute École de Musique de Lausanne, directed by René Mosele, this program “Manhattan” spotlights the contemporary New York modern-jazz scene. The ensemble — René Mosele (trombone), Valerio Barone (trumpet), Joël Bögli (vibraphone), Christian Quartenoud (guitar), Naziha Acheg (bass) and Louis Gourmaud (drums) — navigates original compositions and fresh arrangements by a new generation including Aaron Parks, Walter Smith III and Kendrick Scott. Expect layered textures, elastic rhythms and intimate improvisatory exchanges.
Presented as a prelude to the opening of Company, this Apéropéra offers an intimate journey through the golden age of Broadway. Soprano Sarah Pagin and pianist Jamal Moqadem trace emotional contours from Chicago to Cabaret, pausing on the intricate textures of Stephen Sondheim. The programme balances theatrical flair with nuanced vocal expression, supported by a pared-back piano accompaniment and attentive phrasing, creating an evening that feels both nostalgic and vividly present.
In English.
Apéropéra presents a short, convivial artistic proposition that reimagines operatic fragments in an informal apéritif setting. Each episode offers a distilled encounter between singers, instrumentalists and visual contributors, favouring intimate staging, inventive arrangements and moments of improvisation. The format privileges immediacy and exchange, inviting nuanced listening and playful dramaturgy. Performances alternate between lyrical excerpts and contemporary reinterpretations, offering a sensory, accessible approach to opera’s emotional and theatrical textures.
Program:
– The Tempest (Société de lecture) – Thursday 17 September, 18:30
– Company (Théâtre Les Salons) – Wednesday 30 September, 18:30
– The Marriage of Figaro (Maison Rousseau et Littérature) – Thursday 3 December, 18:30
– Theodora (Bâtiment des Forces Motrices) – Thursday 14 January, 18:30
– Journey to Reims (Musée d’Art et d’Histoire) – Thursday 28 January, 18:30
– The Girl of the Golden West (Musée d’Ethnographie de Genève) – Thursday 25 February, 18:30
– Only the Sound Remains (Les 6 Toits) – Thursday 29 April, 18:30
– The Threepenny Opera (Ecole de Musiques Actuelles) – Thursday 27 May, 18:30
Directed and performed by Eve Aouizerate, Amours subversives stages a wry, intimate interrogation of gender and desire. With performers Mathilde Lyon and Dylan Poletti, the piece pivots on a provocative premise — a young woman’s decision to abandon a nascent career for the tradwife ideal — and unfolds as a personal theatrical essay on power, intimacy and the contradictions of femininity in 2026. Sparse staging and candid narration create a fierce, tender atmosphere.
In French.
Directed by Céline Goormaghtigh and written by Anne Berest, LA VISITE probes maternal instinct with sharp humour and urgent intensity. In a compact domestic setting, a young mother at the limits of endurance confronts visitors while her defenses dissolve; a trio of actresses whirl and collide, delivering a caustic torrent of language and revealing movement. The work explores ‘matraissance’—the birth of motherhood—balancing lucidity, rage and tenderness to unsettle familiar myths about maternal bliss.
In French.
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