Mach es gut! Geschichte eines Arbeitslebens

In the organizer's words:

SCHAUSPIEL

Small House

by Sylvia Sobottka
Director: Sylvia Sobottka

A young woman in Poland. The man she falls in love with goes to Germany to earn money. She follows him and works as a cleaner. Her relationship with the people she works for is characterized by a tension between closeness, intimacy and exploitation. The older the people get, the more tasks she takes on. First the shopping, then the care. This is how she looks after others. But who takes care of her? Director Sylvia Sobottka uses research and her own background to develop a play that is exemplary for many people who are in the service of others. In Germany, over 3 million households employ a cleaner (the vast majority of whom are employed in the black economy). Almost 5 million people are in need of care. Who does this physically and mentally demanding work in a system of mutual dependencies? Personal and poetic, sometimes bitter, sometimes humorous, the production shows a portrait of people in the cleaning and care sector who still lack appreciation.