
Uptown Geneva is a large event center located just steps from Cornavin train station in the heart of Geneva. Set in a former multiplex transformed into a cultural venue, it brings together multiple performance halls, flexible spaces, lounges, and reception areas, hosting concerts, theatre, club nights, conferences, and private events. With modern technical facilities and high versatility, Uptown Geneva stands out as a dynamic urban hub for cultural, corporate, and entertainment formats.
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.
Stand-up and character comedy by Julien Bing, Toute la vérité, rien que la vérité, ou presque. He navigates uncomfortable truths, elusive nuance and the “instagrammable” image, blending observational monologue and playful personas. The show probes contemporary paradoxes with a smartly awkward delivery, alternating sharp satire and human vulnerability. Intimate and theatrical, it invites reflection through laughter while sketching a portrait of our image-driven age.
In French.
After a first show about Gnawa music, and a second about travel and nomadism, Wary is currently working on his third show, entitled “Solutions.” The idea behind this show is to address the major questions facing our society today, to list the problems we regularly encounter in daily life, and to offer a humorous solution to each. The show includes an improvisation segment with the audience.
In French.
Under Laurent Ruquier’s pen, the Mona Lisa finally speaks in this intimate theatrical portrait. Karina Marimon embodies the icon and recounts her life from Leonardo da Vinci’s studio to her long presence at the Louvre. Rodolphe Sand’s direction, Lucie Joliot’s scenography, Romain Trouillet’s music, Denis Schlepp’s lighting and Fleur Demery’s costumes shape a reflective, witty and poignant encounter between history and voice. Production: Opus One / RUQ Spectacles.
In French.
Julien Sigalas and Étienne Champollion deliver an intimate acoustic tribute to Jacques Brel, exploring classics from ‘Le Plat pays’ to ‘Ne me quitte pas’. Their pared-back arrangements foreground raw vocal intensity, lyrical nuance and moments of gentle humour, tracing the emotional arc of Brel’s songwriting. The duo balances power and tenderness, offering poetic interpretations that honour the songs’ theatrical roots while inviting close listening and shared emotion.
In French.
Le Grand Soir follows four unemployed friends who decide to stage a male striptease show. The piece blends broad comedy with an edgy, sensual tone, exploring friendship, body image, masculinity and the absurdities of social reinvention. Scenes alternate between slapstick and tender moments, using physical performance and sharp comic timing to reveal vulnerability beneath bravado. The staging favours playful choreography, bold humour and a lively ensemble energy.
In French.
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