WUTSCHWEIGER

In the organizer's words:

WUTSCHWEIGER
by Jan Sobrie and Raven Ruëll | translated from the Flemish by Barbara Buri
For everyone aged 10 and over
"WELCOME TO THE CLUB. IN THE "YOU'RE IN THE SHIT CLUB"."
Two children who can't go on a school trip decide to keep quiet from now on out of protest and anger. A surprisingly loud signal. The two children, whose families are threatened by poverty, join forces, gain self-confidence and rebel. The dream of a good life inspires them and a budding friendship strengthens them.
Many children are confronted with a lack of money in the family at an early age and feel their parents' worries. They learn directly how shameful it is for their parents to be poor and also learn from social stereotypes that poor people are marginalized.
Many people in Krefeld are also affected by this. Every fourth child, and in some areas even every second child, is at risk of poverty. Most families are very careful not to let the outside world notice. Poverty is incredibly shameful. Very few people would describe themselves as poor, even though statistically they are.
Child poverty is an invisible problem in the midst of society. "Wutschweiger" - nominated for the German Children's Theater Prize 2020 and awarded the Kaas & Kappes 2019 playwriting prize and the Baden-Württemberg Youth Theater Prize 2020.
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