Das Pommes-Paradies / Westwind Festival

In the organizer's words:

The French fries paradise is in Belgium, says Johanna, who bumps into Emin in the supermarket at night as he's stuffing his pockets. Wait, at night in the supermarket?

The everyday rhythm of the beeping of the goods scanner, coughing and clearing of the throat puts the cashier and customer into a trance. Until it's the turn of the boy and his mother. She counts out coins, but it's just not enough. The woman is insulted and told not to hold everyone up. Furious, Emin decides to lock himself in at night.

He is amazed when he discovers that the supermarket has a life of its own at night. There's the night cashier who demands good stories instead of money, and the hectic supermarket manager who wants to launch the latest energy drink "Sugar 3000". And the broccoli is fighting with the potato chips over who is more popular with people. Meanwhile, the moth eats what it likes. Because what is a "product" and what does "belong" mean? If you're hungry, you take what's there, right?

The renowned director Liesbeth Coltof, known in Düsseldorf for "The Boy with the Suitcase" and "Antigone", has initiated the worldwide project 10children.org, which also includes "The French Fries Paradise". Artistic research into child poverty is being carried out on all continents. A play, a documentary film, an artistic and an educational project are being created. In Düsseldorf, the focus is on food. How is an abundance of food linked to hunger and poverty to malnutrition? And what is "silent hunger"? The topic will accompany the Junges Schauspiel over a longer period of time. The project will kick off after the Bürger:innendinner in March with the world premiere of "Das Pommes-Paradies".