Le Birgit Kabarett #7 • Spectacle du Birgit Ensemble

On the eve of the 2027 presidential election, Le Birgit Ensemble stages an evolving theatre and music show, midway between Bertolt Brecht and "Les Guignols de l’info". The company draws on electoral news and turns it into a joyful, irreverent political cabaret. A salutary remedy just days before the first round.

The company invents a free and resolutely lively form, written according to current events.

Carried by four actresses and singers, two mistresses of ceremonies and two musicians, this seventh instalment belongs to the tradition of “documentary” theatre, where reality is observed and transformed so that it can be better staged.

Sketches, songs and games with the audience follow one another.

From fiery rallies to the hushed backstage corridors of power, the performers sketch with humour and bite the whole little political theatre: figures, tics, postures, contradictions and squabbles are revealed with acuity.

Le Birgit Ensemble thus paints a sensitive and subjective portrait of our era, somewhere between burlesque and satire.

Laughter becomes a shared space for looking reality in the face: a shrewd blend of provocation, lucidity and fantasy in the service of a delightful session of collective catharsis. Willkommen, Bienvenue, Welcome!

30pm) Explore the set and the world of the show before the performance, with a tactile tour of the stage, specially designed for blind and partially sighted people.

30pm) In partnership with Peuple & Culture Duration 3h Price €8 Booking recommended La Maison des Métallos, in partnership with Peuple & Culture, invites you to an arpentage workshop around the book On ne peut plus rien dire.

Liberté d’expression : le grand détournement by Thomas Hochmann, published by Éditions Anamosa in March 2025. To hear most political leaders tell it, pushing back the far right would simply require good measures and improving people's lives. They are gravely mistaken.