26 – 28 March

Le dîner de cocus

Conceived by Jacques Gay, this new musical comedy unravels a dinner full of twists where the secret lives of the guests surface by chance. An ensemble cast shifts between comic timing and sudden poignancy, carried by an original score and witty lyrics. The staging trades realism for theatrical invention, with clever scenic shifts, expressive lighting and playful costume moments that heighten social masks and misunderstandings. The result is frothy yet incisive, a night of laughter threaded with unexpected tenderness.

In French.

Salle Centrale de la Madeleine,
Rue de la Madeleine 10, 1204 Geneva
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Photo Credit: DR

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