Pierre-Emmanuel Barré « Come-Back »

Pierre-Emmanuel Barré presents Come-Back on April 23, 2026 at Salle Poirel in Nancy. A French comedian who has worked in radio and on stage, he is known for a direct style of writing and a knack for pithy phrasing that gets to the point. Here he projects himself into 2031, when his reputation has declined. To regain control, he decides to put a show back together and tackles the uncomfortable question: what does he still have to say, and how can he say it without going around in circles?

Come-Back unfolds this mise en abyme like a construction log. We follow an artist who dismantles his habits, experiments with different approaches and faces his doubts. The narrative shifts between autofiction and a behind-the-scenes account of the profession, with visual effects and sound design that pace the ideas and carve the scenes. Barré digs into his favourite themes, examines the blind spots of the times and upends his reflexes, without any heroic posing. The show advances in fragments, backtracks and moves off in new directions, like a comeback rehearsed out loud. It is his way of putting his voice back into play and turning the fear of wearing out into living material, as close as possible to the audience at Salle Poirel.