Liebe und Plattenbauten

In the organizer's words:

Two teenagers from a prefabricated housing estate fall in love. An unstable home and a pregnancy at 16 were just the beginning for Paula. But she still has big plans. She wants to go to university, no matter what obstacles lie in her way. Paul is the third of four children, is being prepared for "the world" by his older brother, doesn't know what his options are and really just wants to stay where he is. One look, one kiss and they are in love.

But it's not just their different backgrounds that make it difficult for the two of them, their studies also slowly come between them and a speechlessness develops. He seeks support in his brother's circle of friends and violence quickly becomes an issue. They actually have nothing in common. Only music keeps them together. Do they have a chance after all? Or will Paula have to choose one of the two worlds?

Between opportunities for advancement and local patriotic stagnation, author Juliane Hendes tells a great love story of two drifting spirits. In her play commission for the HLTM, she deals with growing up in the geographical East and transposes the cult film "The Legend of Paul and Paula" into the 90s and noughties.

For anyone aged 14 and over who can't resist a good coming-of-age story with the potential for self-discovery.