THÉÂTRE L'ÎLE Ô

What THÉÂTRE L'ÎLE Ô does

Théâtre L'Île Ô is the commercial brand of SAS Les Patons de Lyon Investissement (also operating as Les Scènes Ôtrement, Scènes Otrement, and Théâtre Patadôme), a private French live-entertainment operator headquartered in the Lyon metropolitan area. The company runs two complementary venues: the Patadôme in Irigny, in operation since 2004, and L'Île Ô, billed as Europe's first floating theater, which opened on the Saône in Lyon in January 2023. Programming is family-oriented and serves both general public audiences and institutional clients (schools, MJC, CSE committees) through theatrical shows, workshops, and seasonal subscriptions.

The company operates a hybrid business model spanning live entertainment and corporate learning. Live performances are monetized through ticketed shows at price points of roughly €9–€20, alongside venue rental, bar/refreshment revenue, and dedicated teambuilding events. The corporate offering is delivered through the proprietary Psyché platform, a hybrid e-learning and immersive coaching software used to train employees in real-time simulated situations; corporate training is priced at €750–€975 per learner. The training channel was strengthened in 2023 by Qualiopi certification, which allows client companies to access OPCO and CPF funding, materially lowering the effective cost of training programs.

Customer reach spans a diversified roster of enterprise accounts including SNCF, Sanofi Aventis, ATOS, ARVAL, April, Limagrain, Aoste, GCC, Aéroports de Lyon, ISS, Condat SA, ALGED, and Groupe Sicarev, alongside families, schools, and leisure groups. The organization is small (1–10 employees), relying on a permanent troupe of professional comedians and the founder Jean-Philippe Amy to deliver content. The L'Île Ô site is secured under an 18-year operating permit with Voies Navigables de France (VNF), providing long-dated regulatory access to a constrained location and anchoring the company's flagship venue.

Name

THÉÂTRE L'ÎLE Ô

Legal name

SAS Les Patrons de Lyon Investissement

Website

https://scenes-otrement.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Théâtre L'Île Ô (Les Scènes Ôtrement) is a Lyon-based private live-entertainment operator running two venues—the Patadôme in Irigny and a floating theater on the Saône—serving families, schools, and corporate clients with theatrical shows, teambuilding events, and immersive training delivered via its Psyché e-learning platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Performing Arts / Live Entertainment

NAICS

Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters (71111), Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events with Facilities (71131)

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Theater & Performing Arts Venue Operations (Playhouses, Opera Houses) (MPAGALAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Performing Arts & Cultural Event Venues (Theaters, Museums) (THAHAAAG), Venue Guest Services & Front-of-House Operations (Ushers, Box Office, Accessibility) (MPAGALAK), Venue Facilities, Maintenance & Capital Projects (Engineering, Renovations) (MPAGALAL)

Keywords

• Live theatrical performances
• Theater education programs
• Corporate team building
• Venue rental services
• Professional training workshops

Headquarters

HQ city

LYON

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Ticket Sales: Revenue from selling tickets to theatrical performances for children and families. Shows are offered year-round including school holidays. Pricing ranges from €9.3-9.8 for children, €15.5-17.5 for reduced tickets, and €17.5-19.5 for adult full price.
2. Season Subscriptions: Annual and seasonal subscription packages offering 3-5 shows at discounted rates. Summer offers include 5-show packages (€51 for adults, €48 for young/reduced, €26 for children) and 4-show packages (€45 adult, €40 young, €20 child). Year-round 3-show subscriptions also available.
3. Theater Workshops and Classes: Weekly theater workshops for children (4-5 years through 17 years) and adults at both venues. Annual registration fees range from €280-590 depending on age group and location. Also includes trial classes at €6 for children and €10 for adults.
4. Vacation Theater Stages: Multi-day theater vacation programs during school holidays for children aged 4-14 years. Half-day programs in mornings (9h30-12h/12h15) or afternoons (14h-17h) from Monday to Friday.
5. Professional Training: Corporate training programs using theatrical tools for professional development. Collective training courses range from €750-975 per person (inter-enterprise) or €4,800-6,100 per group (intra-enterprise). Individual training (EN APARTÉ) also offered. Qualiopi certified.
6. Venue Rental for Corporate Events: Rental of theater spaces for corporate events, seminars, conferences, workshops. Spaces include Le Dôme (100 seats), L'étage (80 people), Grand Théâtre (250 seats), Petit Théâtre (78-80 seats), Rooftop (130-160 people), and Horizon/Foyer spaces. Hourly and full-day packages available.
7. Catering and On-site Dining: Restaurant services at L'Île Ô through partner La Fabuleuse Cantine offering creative, bio, and local cuisine. Sunday brunch at €35 adults, €17 children under 12, €7 children under 4, free for infants under 3 months. Evening snacks, boards, and meals also available.
8. CSE (Employee Committee) Packages: Preferential ticket packages for employee committees at €14.5 per person for 30+ places. Includes Christmas tree shows with optional refreshments and privatization options.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

THÉÂTRE L'ÎLE Ô, operating under the brand Les Scènes Ôtrement, runs two performance venues in the Lyon metropolitan area: L'Île Ô, a floating theater on the Saône river, and the Patadôme in Irigny. The company produces and hosts theatrical performances adaptable to non-conventional venues, delivers year-round theater workshops and vacation stages for all ages, provides Qualiopi-certified professional training, designs corporate team-building and event programs, delivers school and CSE outreach programs, and rents its venues to third-party organizers, complemented by an on-site catering offer (La Fabuleuse Cantine).

Product overview

Les Scènes Ôtrement operates two distinct theater venues - L'Île Ô (Europe's first floating theater on the Rhône in Lyon) and Patadôme (a circular wooden dome theater in Irigny) - offering a unified cultural platform combining theatrical performances, educational workshops, and corporate services. The organization provides year-round family performances across multiple disciplines (theater, dance, circus, music, puppetry), structured weekly theater classes and vacation camps for children and adults, Qualiopi-certified professional training using theatrical tools, corporate event services including team building and theatrical animations, school programs from pre-elementary through secondary, and on-site sustainable catering through La Fabuleuse Cantine. The portfolio spans from early childhood cultural awakening (6 months+) through professional development and corporate events.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 92/100 overall satisfaction rate in 2023
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Voies Navigables de France (VNF)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020VNF selected L'Île Ô in 2020 through a competitive call for projects to operate a cultural facility on the Rhône river. VNF granted an 18-year location permit for the floating theater at the central Lyon quay. This partnership enables L'Île Ô's unique positioning as Europe's first floating theater.
• La Fabuleuse CantinecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLa Fabuleuse Cantine provides on-site dining services at L'Île Ô, offering creative, bio, and local cuisine. Their philosophy centers on transforming food waste into creative cuisine using local, seasonal products within 100km of Lyon. They provide Sunday brunch, evening dining, and event catering services.
• Keolis-Autocars PlancheminorOthersTransportation partnership for school groups visiting the theaters. Keolis-Autocars Planche offers preferential rates for schools booking transport to Patadôme and L'Île Ô.
• Waterstudio (Koen Olthuis)coreTechnology or IntegrationDutch architectural firm led by Koen Olthuis designed L'Île Ô as Europe's first large-scale floating building. The innovative design features a 450-tonne concrete hull supporting a 100% wood structure with polygonal steel cladding.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Opéra National de Lyon: Major regional incumbent in Lyon's performing-arts ecosystem with a larger venue footprint, broad subscription product, and educational programming. Overlaps on venue rental, school partnerships, and premium family audience segments.
• Théâtre National Populaire (TNP) – Villeurbanne: National theater located in Greater Lyon with a broader repertoire including classic and contemporary works, school programs, and venue rentals. Larger and publicly funded, but competes for the same regional subscription and school audiences.

Regional players

• Comédie de Clermont-Ferrand (Scène nationale): Mid-sized French regional Scène nationale with comparable mixed programming (family, contemporary, school, corporate) but operating in a different catchment (Auvergne). Comparable in scale and venue mix though not a direct head-to-head competitor.
• Centre Dramatique National de Valence ( Comédie de Valence ): Regional French CDN with year-round programming, school and educational outreach, and venue rental offerings — comparable operating footprint and mission, located outside the Lyon catchment.

Direct peers

• Comédie Odéon (Lyon): Independent Lyon theater presenting year-round mainstream and family programming with subscription ticketing and school outreach. Closely comparable in size, programming philosophy, and venue economics.
• Le Toboggan: Décines-Charpieu (Greater Lyon) performing arts venue combining theater, dance, music and circus programming with educational and community workshops. Same metropolitan catchment and similar multi-disciplinary family programming.
• Théâtre des Célestins: Lyon-based theater with a comparable mix of mainstream and family programming, multi-space venue operation, and subscription ticketing. Operates in the same catchment as Les Scènes Ôtrement with overlapping audience but larger institutional scale.
• Maison de la Danse de Lyon: Regional performing-arts venue operator with multi-disciplinary programming, subscription products, and workshop/educational offerings. Comparable operating model and revenue mix (tickets, subscriptions, school programs, venue rental) in the same metro.
• Théâtre de la Croix-Rousse: Lyon-based theater presenting multidisciplinary programming (theater, music, circus, dance) with subscriptions, school programs, and corporate event rentals. Closely comparable mid-size regional venue operator.
• Théâtre Nouvelle Génération (TNG): Lyon-based center for young-audience theatrical creation, presenting productions and workshops for children and teenagers. Most direct peer on the early-childhood and family programming axis that anchors Les Scènes Ôtrement's identity.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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