Claude De Demo's searing solo work shatters the myth of perfect motherhood, confronting the gap between cultural ideals and lived reality. Directed by Jorinde Dröse and featuring texts from Antonia Baum, Mareike Fallwickl, and Emilia Roig, #Motherfuckinghood dissects what contemporary motherhood actually demands.

The Reality

The performance exposes the impossible paradox: society requires mothers to be unconditional carers while simultaneously demanding their full participation in the labor market. It examines the invisible costs—economic penalties, pension gaps, and care work that goes unrecognized and unrewarded. With wit, fury, and surprising tenderness, De Demo moves between monologue, video, and raw vulnerability, building from political rage to moments so profound they earn standing ovations.

What It Explores

A sharp-eyed collage about work and care, feminism and family structures, the economic invisibility of motherhood, and why a new generation is choosing parenthood differently. This is theater as political action—entertaining, infuriating, and essential for anyone navigating the real costs of motherhood.

Duration: 1 hour 25 minutes, no intermission
Venue: Neues Haus, Berliner Ensemble

Since its February 2024 premiere, #Motherfuckinghood has earned critical acclaim for combining wit, political clarity, and genuine emotional depth. A production that makes you think, laugh uncomfortably, and leave changed.

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