“Comedy of Intrigue” is a theatrical genre that focuses on a complex story with twists, turns, and comedic misunderstandings. It features characters who attempt to solve problems, often with plans that become increasingly complicated as the story unfolds. The events of the intrigue can include misunderstandings, mistaken identities, dramatic revelations, and unexpected plot twists. While “Situation Comedy” relies primarily on dramatic irony (the audience knows more than most of the characters), comedy of intrigue thrives on suspenseful anticipation (the audience knows less than most of the characters), creating a sense of delightful anticipation.
Alex and Emma are about to sell their house to some friends before heading abroad to start a new life. However, just after the sales agreement is signed, they discover a hitch – a significant one that could jeopardise the transaction.
Involuntary adultery can easily lead to involuntary manslaughter, but getting rid of the body of evidence is a whole different matter…
Just before the opening curtain of the premiere, the actors go through one final rehearsal. However, an unforeseen incident jeopardizes the start of the show. A cheerful farce about the small world of the theatre...
Raymond is in a deep coma following an accident on a Boris Bike. His long lost relatives are called to his bedside to decide what to do and avoid prolonged therapeutic interventions. But this collective decision becomes even more difficult when the patient turns out not to be who everyone thought he was. And is the keeper of a secret that could make everyone very rich…
Robert and Caroline Blanc would love to marry their daughter Victoria off to Stanislas de Coursensac, the mayor's son, who’s on the verge of being re-elected. But this boulevard comedy seems to have no way out...
John and Christine have invited two of their friends for dinner in their London home. Natalie arrives without her husband, distraught, having just heard that the plane bringing him home crashed at sea. With the potential widow they wait with baited breath for news confirming whether her husband is among the survivors … and learn that they are the winners of that evening’s super jackpot lottery draw. From then on, the operative words are “controlling emotions”. And that is just the beginning of this eventful evening, with twists, turns and revelations galore.
Stanley's cremation is scheduled for 3:35 PM precisely. Only a handful of close relatives are attending the ceremony since the dearly departed left few cherished memories. But, as they say, authors live on through their work. And this funeral may just turn out to be Stanley's greatest comedy ...
Desperate to regain some of her family’s lost prestige, Baroness Swindlemore von Hustlestein is in search of a rich and easily pleased suitor for her daughter, who isn’t much to look at. She thinks she has found the perfect candidate…
The abbey's gift shop, which funds the nuns' charity work, is seeing a decline in sales: the abbey's famous Saint Mary Juana's Holy Elixir, a concoction claiming to cure all ailments, is no longer a best seller. That is, until an enterprising nun decides to improve the recipe with a mysterious plant. The potion's renewed success is incredible. Could it be Saint Mary Juana's latest miracle?
Mr. and Mrs. Camembert have just bought the dilapidated castle of Moulinrouge, and they have invited the local high society for a dinner concert. They hope this will gain them admission as members of the town's highly exclusive Philanthropic Club. But soon, the pianist's head appears floating in the pool. And to think we're barely at the appetisers..
Alex has just inherited a splendid apartment in the upscale neighbourhoods of Paris from an old aunt whose existence he was unaware of. He takes a tour of the property with his friend Clara. However, family secrets are like corpses; they always end up resurfacing...
In a small bookstore, a book signing event is being prepared. Charles has finally decided to publish his first novel. Everything suggests that it won't be a bestseller. But in the era of the internet, a miracle is always possible...
Following a hearse accident, the arrival in a typical French café of a coffin, which turns out to contain a winning lottery ticket, provides the pretext for a highly spirited comedy.
Rocamor-le-Château is on the verge of being crowned The Most Beautiful Village in France. Meanwhile, the second round of local elections threatens to hand the mayor's office to a candidate from the Populist Front. At La Part des Anges, the village pub, the town's key figures are discussing who will win: the current mayor or his opponent. However, a series of unexpected events disrupts the election process, echoing Winston Churchill's famous assertion: Democracy is the worst form of government—except for all the others.
When you abandoned your fiancée a year ago, just days before the wedding, leaving only a post-it note on the refrigerator as an explanation, you better never come back…
At Chance's Café, Thelma and Louise—stranded due to car trouble—encounter Richard and the ghost of Virginia. An odd place for an even odder meeting, feeling like both a reunion and a showdown. After all, chance doesn’t always work in our favour…
An aging novelist on the brink of suicide is visited by a young woman who claims to have lost her cat. A visit that will change his life…
« Age doesn’t matter, unless you are a cheese » said Kim Kardashian quoting Luis Buñuel. Life is like a cruise on the Titanic: whether you’re nibbling canapes on the top deck or slurping soup in the hold, at the end of the day we’re all destined to feed the fishes. So, as we wait for the inevitable iceberg, those of us who still can, might as well sit back, enjoy the orchestra and the sound of ice clinking in our glasses. A comedy laced with black humour throughout. The first metaphysical sitcom where the action takes place in an assisted living facility.
The hospital was almost perfect… The crime too. A darkly humorous detective comedy.