Performed by comedian Joana Marques alongside the comic persona Bumba na Fofinha, this show mines the comic and the unsettling in equal measure. The evening unfolds as a compendium of absurd confessions: Bumba na Fofinha inaugurates a mock confession booth revealing each character’s darker impulses, while Joana Marques assumes the role of self-appointed judge, scrutinising her own past under a satirical lens. The result is a staged road-trip of fractured family tales and black humour.

In Portuguese.

Le Père Noël est une ordure is a darkly comic stage play that blends absurdist humour with biting social satire. This production relies on a nimble ensemble to deliver sharp physical comedy, rapid-fire dialogue and grotesque characters. Sparse, inventive staging and precise lighting underpin sudden shifts from farce to melancholy, exposing loneliness beneath the laughter. The performance foregrounds timing, ensemble interplay and a contemporary sensibility that renews the cult classic.

In French.

On ne divorce plus is a sharp, fast-paced French comedy that explores modern marriage through the misadventures of Anna and Marc-André. The play mixes witty dialogue and situational farce as the couple tries unconventional methods to rekindle their relationship, stumbling through confusion, misunderstandings and small revelations. Toned with warmth and irony, the staging invites reflection on intimacy, routines and the little gestures that keep love alive.

In French.

Louis Cattelat blends trashy humour, deadpan delivery and poetic metaphors to probe what connects us on Earth and among the stars. Inspired by the Arecibo radiotelescope and its attempt to reach other civilizations, his show turns the stage into a space of attentive listening and self-mockery. He speaks about desire and homosexuality with disarming candour, balancing dark comedy and sensitivity to create a curious, intimate and slightly audacious atmosphere.

In French.

Mon pire cadeau de Noël is an intimate French-language theatrical piece that examines family tensions, memory and the contradictions of festive rituals. The staging blends dark comedy with poignant moments, relying on an ensemble’s physicality, sparse but suggestive set design and atmospheric lighting to shift between humour and unease. The performance favours close audience engagement and a rhythm that alternates rapid, comic exchanges with quieter, reflective scenes.

In French.

This sparkling musical comedy centres on a famous showman who loses his memory and a fiercely emotional woman who will go to extravagant lengths to help him recover. A hurricane, two wildly inept policemen, big musical numbers and American jazz standards fuel a lively mix of song, dance, misunderstandings and surprises. The production blends theatrical comedy with nostalgic jazz-inflected arrangements to create an exuberant, bittersweet celebration of persistence and love.

In French.