In Paris, Valérie Lemercier returns to the stage with a new one-woman-show at the Théâtre Marigny from 10/15/2025 to 01/03/2026. After her appearance on "20h30 le dimanche" (10/26/2025), where she recalled her modesty in acting and the fictional nature of Aline, the artist explains how Paris and Normandy inspire her work: freedom, anonymity, and a return to the essence of laughter. She returns to the Théâtre Marigny for her show.
The return of a familiar stage
Valérie Lemercier returns to the stage with a new one-woman-show at the Théâtre Marigny (Paris 8th) from 10/15/2025 to 01/03/2026. Ten years after her last solo performance, the artist is back. It’s where the classic dialogue with the audience inspires her. Thus, she refines her brand: discreet comic elegance, precise observation of customs, and a subtle sense of rhythm. Indeed, she prefers ellipsis to the demonstrative. The theater’s box office confirmed the announcement of her return. The series is scheduled between autumn and the beginning of the year.
A television interview that places the debate in the right context
Guest of "20h30 le dimanche" on France 2, on 10/26/2025, facing Laurent Delahousse, Valérie Lemercier set a clear framework. She has never met Céline Dion and "believes" that the singer has not seen Aline, released in 2021. Far from controversy, she embraces the fictional tribute: a story inspired by a trajectory, not an authorized biography. The tone was calm and the wording precise, as if to close a parenthesis. She has been diverted from writing and acting for too long.
She especially reaffirmed her modesty as a performer: in cinema, she says, "I do kisses." In contracts, a clause specifies the limit "no hair, no moaning". It indicates the refusal of nudity and sex scenes. This old rule is not a moral manifesto. Indeed, it reflects her conception of illusion. It thus draws the line between what is played and what is exhibited.
Marigny, setting and springboard
The address matters. At the bottom of the Champs-Élysées, the Théâtre Marigny welcomes the return of an artist who loves simplicity: a clear stage, entrances that allow the phrase to breathe, lighting that accompanies the punchline. The series stretches from 10/15/2025 to 01/03/2026, a sufficiently long schedule to adjust the text in contact with the audience. The communication strategy remains focused: simple posters, targeted interviews, and word-of-mouth that her notoriety effortlessly fuels.
Paris and Normandy, two ways of working
The creator divides her time between a studio at the Palais-Royal (Paris 1st) and a house in Normandy. The studio is a place for writing and rehearsing, while the house is a refuge where she isolates herself. There, she stitches scenes, modifies a rhythm, and revisits a passage at night. This dual anchorage responds to a method: in the city, anonymity allows circulation and observation, by the sea, withdrawal favors editing and patience.
In her descriptions, the Parisian studio appears as a large open workspace, filled with books and essays. In front of a mirror, she practices her trials, while Normandy offers the slowness necessary for comedic craftsmanship. From one place to another, she maintains the same simplicity: few visible traces, cards, a notebook, a piano that regularly appears in her stories.
"Aline", tribute and controversy surpassed
With Aline (2021), Valérie Lemercier wrote, directed, and portrayed a singer inspired by Céline Dion. The film, clearly presented as a fiction, drew criticism from the star’s relatives. Among them, Claudette Dion expressed her reservations upon its release in Quebec. The artist, however, embraces the gap: changing names, romanticizing certain scenes, was to give herself the freedom of a story rather than a verbatim report.
The César for Best Actress (2022) awarded for this role recognized a unique acting challenge: maintaining the same imaginary silhouette from childhood to adulthood. The news of autumn 2025 revived questions, to which she responded without a defensive stance: the tribute does not await formal approval, it works at a distance and leaves everyone in peace.
Modesty, comedy, and precision
This return to the stage is part of a continuity. Modesty first: avoiding the intimate head-on to preserve the mystery of representation. Comedy next: seeking the clear line, the punchline that doesn’t crush, the mimicry that never denies the humanity of the characters. Precision finally: writing with finesse, recording language deviations, weighing a rhyme, shifting an accent by a millimeter to evoke laughter.
In the television interview as on the Marigny poster, Valérie Lemercier does not "return" to settle a score: she sets her tool in motion. The show holds this thread: not to tell her story, but to perform.
Personal life: sober and attributed mentions
In autumn 2025, public statements mentioned a partner aged 37, a special effects professional. The information is minor compared to the artistic news. Thus, out of respect for the right to privacy, it calls for no further detail. The essential remains the work and the dates.
Milestones and trajectory
A daughter of Normandy, trained in Rouen then settled in Paris, Valérie Lemercier has spanned three decades of popular images: television (Palace), cinema (Les Visiteurs, Palais Royal!), and the stage, where she forges her characters in solitude. The arc leading to Aline sums up her approach: twisting real material to extract a personal, poetic, and slightly offbeat fiction. Far from an exercise of authority, she creates an observational humor that prefers distance to charge.
This new show extends this gesture: recognizable figures, a tone that does not accuse, situations crafted for the dry retort and discreet absurdity. The stage, a field of self-adjustment, should further refine this understated regime.
Practical information and tickets – shows in Paris 2025
Show: Valérie Lemercier, one-woman-show.
Dates: from 10/15/2025 to 01/03/2026.
Venue: Théâtre Marigny, Carré Marigny, 75008 Paris (metro: Champs-Élysées – Clemenceau / Franklin-D.-Roosevelt).
Tickets: Official ticketing: 2025 tickets from €54 on the Théâtre Marigny website, depending on sessions.
Television: "20h30 le dimanche" (France 2), The interview with Valérie Lemercier broadcast on 10/26/2025 (replay on the france.tv platform).
Why this return matters
There is the surface of rumors and what remains: a schedule, a stage, a gaze. Valérie Lemercier returns to Marigny with the same economy of means and the same demand for precision. Her television interview reminded us of the essential: no obsession to validate a tribute, but the choice of a measured performance, at just the right distance. The Parisian autumn offers her a setting, while the Normandy winter provides her with silence. Between the two, a show takes shape. This thanks to contained laughter and a speech that never yields on modesty.