You can call yourself Alain and save the world at Théâtre Michel.

We can be called Alain and save the world, a comedy by Loïc Bartolini and Jean Chaffard-Luçon, arrives at the Théâtre Michel in Paris in October 2026. Directed by Loïc Bartolini, this action-packed play champions a simple premise: one grand mission, six actors, and a deliberately pared-down stage setup.

The plot unfolds like a disaster-film premise. The head of the world's largest multinational decides to wipe out half the population. To stop him, an environmental group believes it has found the man of the moment: Alain. The problem is, Alain doesn’t know a thing about it and gets dragged into a mission whose rules and codes he can’t grasp.

The play thrives on the contrast between the grand stakes proclaimed and the modest means on stage. The official box office captures the premise with a tongue-in-cheek logline: “Mission: Impossible — Budget: 6 chairs.” On stage, six performers inhabit 28 characters, with a helicopter, a manhole cover, an IT server, slow-motion, stunts, and magical effects mapped out in the production plan.

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The cast brings together Céline Groussard, Salomé Talaboulma, Loïc Bartolini, Michaël Giorno-Cohen, Jean Vocat and Alistair Wright. The production is directed by Loïc Bartolini, with assistance from Marie Coustaury. Costume design by Mariana Lia-Martinelli, sets and props by Pauline Gallot, sound design by Gildas Prechac, music by Kévin Queille, and lighting by Denis Schlepp.

We Can Call Ourselves Alain and Save the World is aimed in particular at audiences who enjoy ensemble comedies, action-film parodies, and theatrical forms that twist the codes of a TV series or a blockbuster. The show is scheduled at Théâtre Michel, in the 8e arrondissement de Paris, on 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20 and 26 October 2026.

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