Uli Boettcher | Herr der Zwinge - Open Air

In his new comedy show, Uli Boettcher rummages through the toolbox. As a steadfast all-round amateur, he has chalked up modest successes and suffered some spectacular disasters.

DIY enthusiasts are a breed apart. They fix pipes while standing on them, and don't always have all their freshly painted fence posts in a row. On Saturdays they flock in droves to pilgrimage sites with strange names like Toom or OBI, buying tools they can afford but barely operate - then head home happy to their hobby basements.

"Herr der Zwinge" is a tribute to the optimist who sands instead of sulks, builds instead of broods, and gets on with it instead of grumbling.