Karine Dubernet " Perlimpinpin" - Tournée

Karine Dubernet brings Perlimpinpin to THEATRE A L'OUEST - LYON

At THEATRE A L'OUEST - LYON, we take pride in welcoming authors of sharp writing and performers who thrive on the intimacy of a room built for true connection. Karine Dubernet arrives with Perlimpinpin, a tour stop that slots perfectly into our programming: clear-eyed, quick on its feet, and gloriously human. From the moment she steps into the light, her comedic craft—precise diction, nimble changes of rhythm, and the controlled explosion of punchlines—makes the stage feel both expansive and close. Perlimpinpin is the kind of show our audience comes to us for: a tightrope walk between biting satire and accessibility, where current affairs, social posturing, and the everyday absurd are filtered through a performer who knows how to turn laughter into a shared climate. Our room’s scale allows Dubernet to work the silences, ride the crescendos, and harvest those spontaneous sparks that only emerge when a comedian and a crowd truly lock in.

A tour date shaped for our stage

Perlimpinpin, now touring, demonstrates how a comedian’s voice matures without losing street-level electricity. In our venue, the show’s architecture becomes palpable: recurring motifs drop like breadcrumbs through a forest of quickfire observations; callbacks land with that satisfying click; and the writing keeps inviting the audience to play detective. Dubernet toys with buzzwords and the wishful thinking that coats public conversation, leaning into a theatricality that never drowns the joke. The set’s spareness—small gestures, crisp transitions, light that sketches rather than floods—fits THEATRE A L'OUEST - LYON like a glove. We’ve tuned our room to serve this sort of craftsmanship: clean acoustics that let a whispered aside carry, a sightline philosophy that puts every eyebrow lift in play, and a backstage flow that lets the performance breathe. As Perlimpinpin unfolds, you sense the show has been road-tested on the tournée, yet it keeps the elasticity of something alive and responsive; our audience becomes a co-writer, nudging the timing, sharpening the edges, and occasionally flipping a riff into an entirely new detour.

From our vantage point, part of the thrill is hosting Karine Dubernet at a moment when her artistic momentum is unmistakable. She treats the stage like a newsroom, a playground, and sometimes a confessional, threading wit through a dramaturgy that feels both contemporary and classically French in its appetite for idea-driven humor. Between tour dates, her presence across stages and digital clips has continued to widen the circle of viewers who recognize the pleasure of her turns of phrase and the clarity of her point of view. What we witness in Perlimpinpin is a synthesis of that activity: a show that resets the terms of engagement with the audience every few minutes, that loves a sharp pivot, and that trusts intelligence to be fertile ground for laughter. At THEATRE A L'OUEST - LYON, we’ve curated this date to give you the best version of that encounter—close enough to catch the micro-expressions, spacious enough to let the jokes roll and the applause breathe. If you’ve been following the tournée, this stop promises the added intimacy our room provides; if you’re discovering Karine Dubernet here, Perlimpinpin is an ideal front door to an artist who balances satirical incision with the warm confidence of a stand-up at the top of her game.