In the organizer's words:

With unsparing humor, emotional depth and poetic directness, this 60-minute solo tells the story of a mother-daughter relationship marked by distance, expectations and the silence that lies between two lives.

Inspired by autobiographical experiences, the play paints a picture of a mother in northern Greece who is left alone and a daughter who lives abroad and tries to reconcile the past, responsibility and her own freedom. Between comedy and vulnerability, a dialog unfolds that the two women have never had, a monologue that is also a conversation.

Artistic signature

Author and director Elissavet Hasse, who was born in Greece and has been working in Germany for many years, combines personal memories with social issues such as migration, identity and family ties in her work. Since 2019, she has been developing the series Ich bin ein Gastarbeiterkind, in which she translates biographical perspectives into artistic forms of expression.

About the actress

Shermin Bauer is an actress with Turkish roots and works for theater as well as film and television. In "Mutter sprich" she gives voice and body to a character who lives between cultures and at the same time tries to find her own place in life.

Supported by
The project is funded by the Cultural Office of the City of Cologne.