J. from the block
Sounds familiar? Temporary jobs, unpaid work, falling wages, no vacation, no break. Working without papers, working for papers. The money only stacks up for the bosses—it doesn’t matter who the CEO is.
And there’s nothing we can do?
The Next Generation Ensemble rolls out the carpet for a deep dive: Into the strikes at delivery services. Into stories of work, solidarity, and resistance. And the question—what does this have to do with us? The ensemble decided to look back in their research on labor struggles: 100 years ago Brecht wrote about who ends up in the slaughterhouse in capitalism. But who gets crushed in 2024? What is the state of our class consciousness today?
By & with: Ishraq Al Saadi, Sam. Davis, Rami El, Nadi Eiffler, Ismail Metin, Joshua Schönpflug, Serina Secici, Mart Reddemann
Music: Emmi Yapıcı, Julian-Felix Staffel and Band
Director: Annika Füser
Dramaturgy: Gwen Lesmeister
Costume & Stage: Elisa Nelband & Xelein Thylmann
Many thanks to Lieferando Workers Collective, Gorillas Worker Collective Prince Emrah, RuCo La Pesto & RentABike44 Neukölln
German, 75 min, 14 years and older
Accessibility:
- The play is shown in German spoken language. There are no surtitles, translation or audio description available.
- Wheelchair spaces are available, please register with the visitor service at least one day before the performance: +49 (0)30 24065 -777 or besucherservice@volksbuehne-berlin.de.
Sensory information:
- The musical features spoken texts and songs with singing or rapping.
- There is a live band with drums.
- There are video projections of images and videos.
- At one point at the end, an actress screams herself into a rage and knocks over a tower of boxes.
- It never gets completely dark. At various moments, the spotlights move with colorful lights like at a party.
Themes/sensitive content: Exploitation through work, money worries, pressure from immigration authorities, homelessness, sexual harassment (it is only talked about, not acted out), cohesion, organizing together
