Fanny Simon - Mais Que Vont Dire Les Voisins ?

Fanny Simon brings Mais que vont dire les voisins to Le Boui-Boui

At Le Boui-Boui, we love comedy that feels like a whispered secret shared across a tiny room, and Fanny Simon’s Mais que vont dire les voisins is cut from exactly that cloth. Staged in our intimate Lyon hideout where the audience sits just a heartbeat from the performer, her new hour dives into the deliciously awkward theatre of everyday judgment—those glances in the stairwell, the muffled conversations through thin walls, and the chorus of opinions that seem to follow every choice you make. From our vantage point as hosts, we see the laughter ripple through the room as Fanny teases out the small social contracts we sign without reading the fine print: hallway etiquette, family expectations, and the uneasy choreography of being “proper” in the eyes of people we barely know. With quick pivots between characters and crisp, observational punchlines, she uses the closeness of Le Boui-Boui to build a conspiratorial mood, the kind where a raised eyebrow lands as hard as a one-liner. This is precisely the kind of show our stage is made for: human-scale, present-tense, and fizzing with the immediacy that only a live room can supply.

Her current spark: new material, sharp angles, and live-wire timing

Fanny Simon’s artistic momentum is palpable, and it shows in the way Mais que vont dire les voisins blooms inside our venue. The set evolves organically, with new turns of phrase and finely tuned tags appearing night after night. Her recent bits thread together into a sly narrative about image, community, and the odd rituals we perform to appear normal. Expect pointed slices like Le palier, where a simple nod on the landing becomes a silent referendum, and Le groupe WhatsApp des voisins, which skewers the digital court of public opinion. In Le dîner de copropriété, she pushes passive-aggression to operatic levels; in L’open space du jugement, she unpacks workplace posturing with laser precision; and in La sonnette à 23h58, she turns a late-night ring into a full-blown thriller of assumptions. These pieces are not just titles but living scenes that spring to life in our room—little worlds built from small details, captured breath, and the delighted discomfort of recognition. From our side of the lights, it’s a thrill to watch an audience realize they’ve been co-authors of the social script the whole time.

What makes this run at Le Boui-Boui special is the chemistry between Fanny Simon’s finely drawn personas and the compressed energy of our space. The show breathes with the crowd: a raised hand invites a playful aside, a startled laugh opens a new detour, and the shared experience of “have you ever…?” becomes a thread Fanny pulls with mischievous care. We curate nights that celebrate precision and warmth in equal measure, and she delivers both—switching registers from razor-dry to joyfully animated, letting a silence hang just long enough to sparkle before landing the next beat. The premise of Mais que vont dire les voisins turns into a creative playground at our venue: a place where the rules of politeness are laid out, rearranged, and gleefully ignored. Whether you come with friends who relish a post-show debrief or slip in solo to savor a front-row vantage, you’ll find a set that feels tailored to the very room you’re in. It is intimate, modern, and—true to the spirit of Le Boui-Boui—alive to every gasp, grin, and knowing nod that ricochets through the audience.