Getting rid of demons – for Claude De Demo, that is where theatre’s potential lies. After completing her acting studies at the Stuttgart University of Music and Performing Arts in 2003, she was named Best Young Actress at the NRW Theatre Festival in 2004 and received the Bochum Theatre Prize in 2007. Together with director Jorinde Dröse, she developed the piece #MOTHERFUCKINGHOOD, which will be presented in Cologne during the 25|26 season. The piece emerged from Claude De Demo’s personal desire to portray motherhood truthfully – with all the abysses, anger, and injustices that so often go unspoken. On stage, she believes, what happens in the world must be mirrored, questioned, and debated. For in an increasingly digital world, theatre becomes a special place of human connection.