Elisabeth Buffet - Mes Histoires De Coeur - Tournée

Elisabeth Buffet at Espace Gerson: an evening with Mes histoires de coeur

At Espace Gerson, we relish nights when the stage feels like a living room buzzing with confidences, mischief, and spontaneity. Hosting Elisabeth Buffet for Mes histoires de coeur fits that spirit perfectly. In our intimate Lyon setting, her razor-sharp sense of observation and irresistible physical play come across with even more impact, inviting the audience to lean in, laugh out loud, and recognize themselves in every sideways glance. Audiences who discovered her through earlier hits like Voir les Gens and Revoir les Gens, and more recently the acclaimed Obsolescence programmée?, already know her talent for saying the unsayable with elegance and joy. With Mes histoires de coeur, she brings those signature strengths into a fresh, warm, and gloriously candid exploration of love in all its ages and stages. For us as a venue, it’s a privilege to offer a close-up experience where her timing, musicality of language, and fearless candor can bloom in direct complicity with the room—a hallmark of Espace Gerson evenings.

What to expect on stage: tenderness, bite, and a contagious appetite for life

From the first steps she takes onto our stage, Elisabeth Buffet sets a rhythm that’s both playful and precise, weaving together anecdotes, character sketches, and mischievous asides that bounce off the laughter in the room. Mes histoires de coeur is not a romantic fairytale; it’s a vivacious field report from the frontlines of flirting, partnership, solitude, and re-enchantment. She skewers the awkwardness of modern rituals—texting etiquette, profile photos, mismatched expectations—then switches to a gentler register to celebrate late-blooming relationships, unexpected tenderness, and bodies that refuse to apologize for taking up space. If you cherished the lucid self-mockery and life-affirming bite of Obsolescence programmée?, you’ll recognize the same fearless humor here, but with an even more intimate tone and a new palette of emotions. In our house, where the audience is close enough to catch every raised eyebrow and conspiratorial pause, her physical comedy and vocal precision become an instrument of empathy. The result is an evening that feels like group therapy hijacked by a charismatic accomplice who refuses to be cynical about desire, memory, and the stubborn hope that keeps us saying yes to the next chapter.

As a stage dedicated to comedic craft and living literature of everyday life, Espace Gerson is delighted to welcome an artist who continues to evolve while staying unmistakably herself. Over the years, audiences have followed Elisabeth Buffet from Voir les Gens to Revoir les Gens and into Obsolescence programmée?, witnessing a voice that grows bolder and more nuanced with each creation. Her current Tournée with Mes histoires de coeur shows a writer-performer refining her compass: frank yet affectionate, cheeky yet deeply humane. We’ve structured the evening to let that dynamic unfold at its own tempo, keeping sightlines sharp and acoustics warm so that each aside lands with clarity. Expect a crowd that arrives ready to play, and a performer who delights in that complicity—riffing, reacting, and pushing a little further whenever the room signals it’s game. For those who love comedy that listens as much as it talks, Elisabeth Buffet at Espace Gerson offers a rare combination: the precision of a seasoned author and the ever-new electricity of a live encounter, right here in Lyon.