Le rire ne connaît pas le repos. ImproTokyo vous accueille à nouveau le 13 juin, sous la férule de Thomas Sagnard, qui nous a bien réjoui dans Le dîner de cons.
Réservation et renseignements : improtokyo@outlook.fr
Category: French
L’acteur français a quitté Tokyo, pour présenter son solo, si émouvant, dans les provinces japonaises. Les dates à venir sont les suivantes SHIZUOKA｜2026.06.07 公演詳細
MIYAGI｜2026.06.16 公演詳細
ISHIKAWA｜石川 2026.06.20 公演詳細
KOCHI｜高知 2026.06.27 公演詳細
FUKUOKA｜福岡 2026.07.04
YAMAGUCHI｜ 26.07.06 – 08 公演詳細
KYOTO｜京都 2026.07.11 – 07.12 公演詳細
AICHI｜愛知 2026.07.14 – 07.15 公演詳細
OKAYAMA｜岡山 26.07.18 – 19 公演詳細
C’est une chance unique de découvrir l’intime de cet acteur célèbre, sa face cachée, une grande leçon de modestie et de rêve. A consommer sans modération – à la différence des bouteilles de vin de riz fermenté Dassai offertes aux heureux spectateurs de ce très beau spectacle.
I had the chance to watch Jean Reno solo, らくだ／The camel / Le chameau premiered in Tokyo Metropolitan Theater last Sunday. I wasn’t sure what to expect, given the profile of the actor, but I was in no way disappointed. Much more emotional and intimate than imagined, this was a great one man show, revealing the scars of fame, as well as its scarcity. It very much sounded like an autobiographical testimony, blended with solo songs supported by the piano performance of Pablo Lanty. A great spectacle both for fans and non fans of the famous French actor, which ended in warm applause and a final song ! The camel is leaving the capital on May 24, heading North to Toyama and then West : Hyogo, Shizuoka, Fukuoka, Yamaguchi, Kyoto and many more cities, ending on July 19 in Okayama. If there are still tickets available, do not miss the chance to enjoy, and bring back a bottle of Dassai sake !
L’atelier Café Gare de Lyon presents 2 new shows, all in French :
y, la disparition
a dystopian comedy – what would the world look like if all humans disappeared
and
Les 7 péchés capitaux
7 comedians present the vision of 7 contemporary writers about the 7 capital sins.
On June 6th and 7th, in Nakano
More information and booking here
From June 4 to 7, 4 performances in French, subtitled in Japanese !!!!
Du 4 au 7 juin, 4 représentations, en français sous-titré japonais, du Dîner de cons auquel nous sommes tous conviés. Une nouvelle occasion de rire dans la langue de Molière en notre belle capitale. La troupe Théâtre Kitsuné, nouvellement formée (?) mais comptant des acteurs aguerris, et qui nous ont déjà ébaudis lors d’improvisations mémorables, nous guérira de la morosité, au théâtre Zatsuyu de Shinjuku.
Japanese people will be able to follow thanks to subtitles – a great way to meddle into French comic subculture.
New Session to enjoy Improvisation in French by a great team, at the cosy Our Space Hatagaya, on April 25th. Book with Tokyoimpro@outlook.fr, you will not regret – provided you speak (or hear) French.
Tokyo Metropolitan Theater will host the TACT festival from April 29 to May 5, featuring various kinds of performing arts. 2 companies will come from France. Circus artists Kim Marro and Liam Lelarge will perform an acrobatic show, including balance and lifting challenges. Company Non Nova will perform the great Phia Menard solo choregraphy, magically and poetically surrounded by plastic bags puppets, fighting with the wind. Both shows to be enjoyed by children alike, beyond the language barriers. If you stay in Tokyo during the GW, take the chance to travel in their dreams.
La Boule : May 2nd and 3rd
A faun’s afternoon : May 4 and 5
Let us start the spring in laughter and in français with ImproTokyo. The French troupe will pick themes from the audience and improvise, on March 21st, 7pm, at this nice community space which is Our space Hatagaya.
Pour les réservations, improtokyo arobase outlook.fr
Jean Reno, the famous French actor, will be on stage, at the Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre from May 10 to May 24. The one man show, The camel / Rakuda, supported by pianist Pablo Lanty, and subtitled in Japanese, is a world premiere. It will reveal his travel around the world since his birth in Morocco and Leon. Verses of the description hint it will also be poetic. It is a premiere and we are not sure what it will be all about. But we have to be there – the more detailed description is in Japanese only, Geigeki really needs to improve.
For booking in English at the Geigeki.
The camel will travel throughout Japan, in Kansai (Nishinomiya in May, Kyoto in July), in Kyushu, in Shikoku, in Toyama, Miyagi … check the tour !
In the official site above you can find a short video from Jean Reno talking about this world premiere, what it is about, and why Japan first.
For a short review of the show, click here
More performances in French in the months to come here and here.
And recommandations for shows in the first and second quarters of 2026.
Une comédie de René de Obaldia à la fois drôle et cruelle, tragique et légère, qui met en scène un couple et son professeur de jeux télévisés – et si celui-là gagnait à Supercrack, pour la plus grande joie de celle-ci ? Où vont-ils être entraînés par ce … rêve ? La troupe Kuroko, qui nous avait réjoui avec Pour un oui ou pour un non (Nathalie Sarraute) et Cuisine et dépendances (Jaoui/Bacri) revient le 30 mars avec une équipe en partie renouvelée. Un nombre limité de représentations à ne pas manquer ! En français, exclusivement.
The Kuroko company will perform in French one play of René de Obaldia theatre trilogy. A brilliant comedy, it will rejoice all those who can pick up Moliere in the original text.