La Prière Du Hamster - Théâtre Comédie Odéon - Lyon

La prière du hamster at Théâtre Comédie Odéon

At Théâtre Comédie Odéon in Lyon, we are delighted to welcome La prière du hamster, a comedic theatre work that turns the everyday absurdities of modern life into a bold, mischievous fable. Seen from our stage, the piece plays like a whirlwind: sharp dialogue, sly asides to the audience, and sudden detours into tenderness that catch you smiling before the next burst of laughter lands. The hamster of the title is a perfect emblem for our circular routines, and the production revels in the poetry of that loop—how we run, repeat, and reframe our desires until the ritual begins to look like prayer. Our intimate room amplifies the show’s pace and precision: the proximity between performers and audience intensifies each beat, while the spare, transformable set lets the acting carry the story. Expect quick changes of rhythm, a playful use of silence, and a score that punctuates the action with delicate, offbeat cues. It’s contemporary comedy with a theatrical backbone—physical, witty, and alive to the spontaneous energy of a full house.

Artist news and touring energy

As a venue, we follow the company’s momentum closely, and La prière du hamster arrives in Lyon after a string of performances that honed the show’s timing, elasticity, and rapport with the public. In recent months, the creative team has alternated touring with laboratory work—staged readings of new pages, exploratory rehearsals, and post-show conversations that deepen the writing. That process shows on stage: the comedy lands with clarity, and the transitions between the farcical and the intimate feel newly polished. The artists continue to expand their reach with partnerships in regional theatres and city-centre playhouses, exploring formats ranging from late-evening slots to weekend matinees, and they have a new creation in development for the upcoming season. Their current itinerary foregrounds encounters with audiences, and we share that ethos at Théâtre Comédie Odéon: programs that put performance and spectators in close conversation. The show’s aesthetic—fleet-footed, precise, anchored in character—makes it a natural fit for our space, and its touring life confirms a growing appetite for theatre that can be both disarmingly funny and unexpectedly reflective.

Presenting La prière du hamster at Théâtre Comédie Odéon means crafting an experience that starts the moment you enter our foyer. Our team has shaped the room to heighten the play’s rhythm: a warm wash of light that draws the eye to the actors’ faces, sound that breathes with the text, and a stage picture designed to evolve as the story complicates. The first rows capture the micro-gestures and sparks of complicity that drive the comedy; from the back of the house, sightlines open onto a broader choreography where movement and stillness play against each other. Whether you come to laugh without restraint or to be surprised by the piece’s quieter, more contemplative turns, this production rewards attention with detail. We recommend arriving a little early to settle into the atmosphere and staying attentive to the show’s shifts in tone—the moments of riotous collective laughter, and the soft edges where a line or look lingers. La prière du hamster is theatre that embraces the pleasure of performance, and in our Lyon home it unfolds with a crispness and warmth that make each performance singular.