Presentation
With Waiting Zone, she returns to one of her earliest passions: wordless burlesque comedy inspired by slapstick cinema, a genre built around visual gags and physical humour. Seven characters find themselves stranded in an ambiguous place: a waiting room, an administrative office, a complaints desk—who can say? They arrive carrying anxious desires, hidden secrets and festive costumes. An intruder appears. A threat begins to loom. Waiting Zone is a poetic comedy brought to life by a troupe of remarkable and highly skilled performers. If they sing and dance with frenzied energy, it is only moments before disaster strikes. Yet imagination and fantasy ultimately prevail in a final act of joyful defiance.
To 30 MAY 2027
Saturday – Sunday at 17h
Distribution & Credits
With
Clément Debeour
Lucas Hérault
Xaverine Lefebvre
Anthony Moudir
Hervé Lassïnce
Pascal Ternisien
(distribution in progress)
by
Macha Makeïeff
directed by
SCÉNOGRAPHy and COSTUMES
Macha Makeïeff
Director ASSISTAnt
Lucile Lacaze
Lights
Jean Bellorini
Sound
Sébastien Trouvé
MOVEMENT and DANcE
Guillaume Siard
PRODUCTION
Pauline Ranchin
Created on 14 January 2027 at Théâtre National Populaire in Villeurbanne
Production Compagnie MadeMoiselle – Macha Makeïeff
Coproduction Théâtre National Populaire, Nouveau Théâtre de Besançon Centre dramatique national, Théâtre GRRRANIT Scène nationale de Belfort / EU, Châteauvallon-Liberté scène nationale de Toulon, Théâtre National de Nice, Théâtre Princesse Grâce de Monaco, Escher Theater
Access
Adress
Théâtre de Carouge
Rue Ancienne 37 A
1227 Carouge
Public Parking
Rue Joseph-Girard 15
1227 carouge
By public transport
Arrêt Carouge-Rondeau
Bus: 21, 22, 41, 42, 44, 45
Carouge-Tours Stop
Bus: 11, 21, 23, 41, 44, 45
Carouge-Ancienne Stop
Tram: 12, 18
Your journey (tpg)
Opening hours
Ticket office
Du mardi au vendredi 10h-16h
Main Room
From Tuesday to Friday at 19h30
Saturday and Sunday at 17h
Small Room
From Tuesday to Friday at 20h
Saturday and Sunday at 17h30
SUBTITLES TABLETS
Subtitles are available on tablets loaned free of charge.
They are very easy to use, and you can read the subtitles from anywhere in the auditorium.
SUBTITLES DATES
The Glass Menagerie
10 October et 13 October 2026
The Marriage Proposal and The Bear
3 November and 21 November 2026
Kiss & Cry
28 November and 1st December 2026
The Man Who Laughs
30 April and 1st May 2027
In partnership with Écoute Voir :
Thank you for the fish knife, the conversations and the delicious ham dishes
9 February and 21 March 2027
Dom Juan
16 January and 19 January 2027
Book a tablet
Book your ticket for a show with subtitles.
When booking, please let the ticket office know that you need a tablet
By email : billetterie@theatredecarouge.ch
By phone : +41 22 343 43 43
On site : Rue Ancienne 37 A, Carouge
From Tuesday to Friday 12h-18h
Sartuday 10h-14h
30 minutes before the show, ask for the tablet at reception in exchange for your ID
After the show, please return the tablet to reception and collect your ID
Dates
In partnership with Résonance Art Accessible :
The Glass Menagerie
16 October et 17 October 2026
The Man Who Laughs
17 April and 18 April 2027
In partnership with Écoute Voir :
Dom Juan
17 January 2027
Good to know
To ensure we can give you the best possible welcome and guarantee a seat for you and your companion or dog, it is essential that you inform the Theatre at the time of booking or, at the latest, one day before the performance.
For the companion of a blind or visually impaired person, admission is free for all performances, even those without audio description.
Guide dogs are permitted at performances, subject to availability.
Book
The Glass Menagerie and The Man Who Laughs
resonanceartaccessible@gmail.com
+41 78 672 44 98
Dom Juan
ad@ecoute-voir.org
+41 79 893 26 15
Book a baby-sitter
In partnership with La Croix Rouge genevoise, we offer a childminding service in your own home whilst you are out at the theatre.
Instructions :
- Buy two full-price tickets for a performance.
- Complete this form
- We send you a list of La Croix Rouge babysitters.
- Get in touch with a babysitter from the list and arrange a meeting.
- When the babysitter arrives, you ask them to complete this care agreement form that you sign after.
- Please send a scan of the completed and signed form before to accessibilite@theatredecarouge.ch
- Pay the babysitter when you get home for all the hours worked.
- The Théâtre de Carouge will pay a flat rate of CHF 45 into your account, equivalent to 3 hours’ childcare.
- For your information, La Croix Rouge recommends the following minimum hourly rates:
For an evening out (when the children are usually ready for bed): - CHF 16.- This rate applies to 1 to 3 children. For 4 or more children, a second babysitter may be required, depending on the children’s ages.
- The signed form must be submitted before the end of the run of the relevant show.
Documents to download
Babysitter request form
Terms and Conditions
Care agreement form
The Théâtre de Carouge is offering a package for CHF 45.- (equivalent to 3 hours of childcare provided by a babysitter from la Croix-Rouge Genevoise).
This offer is valid only for performances during the Théâtre de Carouge’s season. Performances at partner festivals, concerts or other non-season-ticket events taking place in our venues are not eligible.
