Mieneke Bakker - Ich bau dir ein Schloss

With Ich bau dir ein Schloss, actress Mieneke Bakker and journalist Wiel Beijer, both from the Eastern Mining Region, present a personal and recognisable story about a region in transition. The performance is an ode to a past that should not be forgotten, but also looks ahead to a possible future. What happens to a region when its economic heart disappears and gives way to shrinkage?

It centres on a successful architect who is asked to redesign her native region. With an ambitious master plan, she tries to give the region a new future. But not everyone is behind these changes. For café owner Bettina, the plans mean a big personal impact: she has to sell her beloved neighbourhood café, a place she built up with care and dedication and which is still going strong.

Ich bau dir ein Schloss shows how major social changes affect the lives of ordinary people. A performance about loss, hope and the search for a new balance.