La Prière Du Hamster - Théâtre Comédie Odéon - Lyon

Théâtre Comédie Odéon welcomes La prière du hamster

At Théâtre Comédie Odéon, we are delighted to open our doors to La prière du hamster, a playful and incisive work that captures the frantic poetry of everyday life. Our stage has long championed writing that balances humor with heart, and this piece fits squarely within that spirit: quick on its feet, full of surprise, and always anchored in the recognisable anxieties, rituals, and contradictions that shape our times. We present it in the momentum of an active season for the creative team, whose recent schedule of rehearsals, public showings, and cross-city dates has sharpened the text and deepened its emotional resonance. From the first lines, the audience is ushered into a universe where small gestures carry big meaning, where a throwaway thought blossoms into a miniature epic, and where laughter becomes the surest road to empathy. Our role, as the host venue, is to provide the ideal conditions for this delicate equilibrium. The black box intimacy of Théâtre Comédie Odéon concentrates every whisper and burst of joy, allowing you to feel the grain of a voice, the flicker of an eye, the tremor of a silence. We welcome spectators who relish contemporary comedy that thinks while it entertains and entertains while it thinks—an evening crafted for curiosity, generosity, and shared discovery in the heart of Lyon.

An intimate, finely tuned experience at Théâtre Comédie Odéon

La prière du hamster finds a natural home on our stage, where proximity and precision let its rhythm unfold with clarity. Expect an agile succession of scenes and tonal pivots, guided by direction that prizes timing, surprise, and a living rapport with the room. Our technical team has shaped lighting and sound to underscore the wit of the writing—punctuating punchlines, caressing moments of tenderness, and framing the quicksilver movement between the absurd and the lyrical. The performance’s comic engine runs on acute observation: patterns we fall into without noticing, the micro-dramas of decision making, the way a tiny habit can swell into a philosophy. In the Théâtre Comédie Odéon configuration, every seat feels plugged into the actors’ impulses; you sense the ensemble breathe together and you ride the pulse of the crowd, a chorus of gasps and laughter amplifying the pleasure of discovery. This is a tightly paced evening that rewards attention yet never forgets to play, marrying sharp language to expressive physicality and sly visual invention. We are proud to present a work that speaks to today with warmth and mischief, and to support an artistically vibrant team in full forward motion—writing, refining, and sharing their craft with audiences who come eager to be surprised. In our foyer and aisles, we hear it night after night: the thrill of recognition and the relief of laughter, the sense that theatre can still turn the everyday into an event worth gathering for.