• International Solo Show

Franglais — Paul Taylor

Caught between the subtleties of the French language and his British reflexes, Paul Taylor mines the cultural gaps of everyday life for laughs in Franglais. Through sharp observations and universally familiar situations, he turns every linguistic and cultural misunderstanding into a source of laughter and complicity with the audience.

• Contemporary Theatre
• Contemporary Solo Show

Le Comte de Bouderbala

With boundless energy and a sharp eye for detail, Le Comte de Bouderbala delivers a punchy, straight-talking stand-up show. Mixing personal stories, social commentary and incisive humour, he tackles questions of identity, success and cultural difference head-on, in a direct and accessible style.

• Theatre & Performing Arts
• Contemporary Solo Show

I Talk to Myself

With disarming sincerity and uncompromising humour, Blanche Gardin delivers a one-woman show that is funny, raw and deeply introspective. In Je parle toute seule, she confronts human contradictions, everyday fragilities and the darker corners of intimate life head-on, in a unique style blending lucidity, absurdity and total freedom of tone.

• Theatre & Performing Arts
• Heritage Solo Show

Les Nouvelles Aventures de Courtemanche

A master of improvisation and instant laughter, Courtemanche strings together explosive routines in Les Nouvelles Aventures de Courtemanche. With offbeat sketches, unpredictable audience interplay and boundless energy, this cult show from the 1990s captures the essence of a free, spontaneous and irresistibly infectious brand of humour.

• Theatre & Performing Arts
• International Solo Show

A New Yorker in Paris

After years of living in Paris, Sebastian Marx casts an eye as lucid as it is hilarious over the cultural differences between the United States and France. Between clashing habits, everyday misunderstandings and razor-sharp observations, he delivers a funny, heartfelt one-man show in which self-deprecation becomes a genuine bridge between cultures.