Au Secours, On A Des Enfants !

Welcoming Au secours on a des enfants to THEATRE A L'OUEST - LYON

At THEATRE A L'OUEST - LYON, we take pride in curating shows that speak directly to everyday life, and Au secours on a des enfants lands on our stage with the warm familiarity of a busy family kitchen and the mischievous energy of a Saturday morning playroom. From our vantage point in the room, we see how audiences light up the moment the first wave of parental confessions and razor‑sharp observations ripple through the crowd. The show’s creators lean into the universal chaos of raising kids—bedtime negotiations, snack diplomacy, schoolyard mysteries, and the unending avalanche of tiny socks—crafting a fast-paced evening that thrives on truth and timing. Designed for spectators who live with pushchairs in the hallway and alarms set for 6 a.m., the performance turns shared struggles into shared laughter. Seating at THEATRE A L'OUEST - LYON brings performers close enough to clock every glance and throwaway aside, which gives the piece a lively, conspiratorial tone: you’re not just watching parents survive—together, in this room, you are surviving with them, and loving it.

A night of sharp writing, quicksilver timing, and audience connection

The strength of Au secours on a des enfants, as we experience it from the wings, is its combination of narrative clarity and spry improvisation. Scenes slide from one domestic battleground to the next with breezy precision, but the performers never lose the room; they tune themselves to the audience’s rhythm and play the beats like a family band that knows every note of the daily routine. The show uses physical comedy sparingly yet decisively, punctuating verbal punchlines with gestures that every parent recognizes instantly—those tiny, exasperated shrugs, the stealthy tiptoe past a sleeping child, the wide‑eyed panic when a silence becomes suspicious. Our intimate acoustics help amplify the subtler choices: a whispered aside becomes a delicious secret, a shared sigh turns into a chorus. Whether you arrive as new parents in need of oxygen, seasoned veterans with teenagers, or simply as curious friends who love strong contemporary comedy, the production gives you multiple entry points. By the end of the first section, the room is already a single cohort—laughing, nodding, and trading knowing looks across the aisles.

From the perspective of THEATRE A L'OUEST - LYON, it’s also energizing to host the show at a moment when its artistic momentum is clearly accelerating. The creative team continues to shape fresh moments around the shifting realities of modern family life—digital school platforms, group chats that never sleep, eco‑friendly lunchboxes, and the delicate diplomacy of co‑parenting—ensuring that each performance feels current without losing its timeless core. Audiences who follow their work will recognize the company’s signature blend of confessional humor, observational detail, and a generous dose of tenderness. As presenters, we appreciate how adaptable the staging is: the actors use our space like a fully lived‑in home, turning corners into corridors, lighting transitions into mood swings, and simple props into catalysts for laughter. This season, expect crisp new beats, sharpened callbacks, and a buoyant rapport that grows with every date. We invite you to lean into the collective joy of recognition that the show sparks—an evening where the late‑night feeds and early‑morning alarms finally pay dividends in laughter, and where our theater becomes, for a few hilarious hours, the most relatable living room in the city.