Le Spotlight can be booked for a presentation, a convention, a team evening, an afterwork or a cocktail, with a stage room seating 180 people and a bar area for 120 guests. The venue rents out for a full day, an evening or a single show slot. It is a comedy club and café-théâtre at 100 rue Léon Gambetta, in the center of Lille, where comedians have played since 2010.
Seminars and company events
The comedy room is set up like a small conference hall. It has a 15-square-meter stage and a full technical installation: lighting, microphones, a 3 by 4 meter screen, a projector, a flipchart and Wi-Fi. The room is air-conditioned and its seating is modular. This suits a product presentation, a sales kick-off, a general meeting or a training with a speaker on stage. A day booking lets a company hold a morning of talks in the room and move to the bar for lunch. An evening booking can combine a short speech, a show and drinks at the bar.
The club also sells afterwork packages for groups from ten people. The package includes a show, sharing boards and drinks, with a reserved area for the group before or after the performance. For an event outside the venue, the club's comedians can also perform at your own site, a format the club calls "the troupe at your place."
Rooms and capacities
The two spaces cover 300 square meters in all.
The Espace comédie seats 180 people. It holds the stage, the screen and the technical equipment, and it can be reconfigured for a meeting or a show.
The Espace bar takes 120 guests. It has plenty of seating and suits a cocktail, a standing lunch or dinner buffet, or a welcome coffee before a session.
Catering
The bar serves cocktails, beers, wines and soft drinks, with sharing boards and toasted sandwiches such as the croque-monsieur. For an event, the bar area handles a cocktail, a standing lunch or a dinner buffet. The site does not detail event menus, so ask the team what can be served and whether an outside caterer is allowed.
History and setting
Le Spotlight opened its stage in 2010. It has become a regular venue for stand-up, one-man shows, improvisation and magic in Lille, with emerging comedians and established names on the same bill. The club also runs a comedy festival, the Festival Spotlight, and English-language stand-up shows.
Recent shows have included improvisation nights, magic and comedy acts, an open mic and touring comedians. An event can be built around a show from the program or a private performance for your guests.
The team answers by phone from Monday to Friday between 5 p.m. and midnight, and on Saturday from 4 p.m. to midnight.
Getting there
The address is 100 rue Léon Gambetta, 59800 Lille. The club is in central Lille, within reach of the city's metro and its two main stations, Lille-Flandres and Lille-Europe, for teams arriving by TGV or Eurostar. Ask the team about the nearest metro stop and parking when you plan your event.
