"Honesty is the best policy", as the saying goes. But the adult education teachers Paula and Konstanze are moving with the times and say: "What do I gain if something lasts a long time but causes a lot of problems? Why should we have to deal with uncomfortable truths when you can even become president of the USA as a professional liar? Lying is wonderfully versatile! It brings success, protects friendships and makes life easier. It even boosts self-confidence and, if you are in dire need, you can even lie to yourself.
The adult education course "Not lying at all is no solution either" provides insights into the history and theory of an amazing cultural achievement.
achievement. It touches on the 10 Commandments, stops off at Baron Münchhausen and the Potemkian Villages, before finally landing in the dazzling world of fake doctorates, optimized profile pictures and fake news. And because any knowledge is only worth as much as its usefulness in everyday life, the course participants are also given plenty of practice in lying - after all, you have to stay up to date. And who knows? Maybe something true will come out of it in the end?
Actresses Heike Feist and Astrid Kohrs examine the phenomenal cultural achievement of lying with wit and subtlety and, as adult education teachers Paula and Konstanze, will transform the audience into a course from which all participants will benefit for a long time. (True... apparently!)