Claudia Bossard, born in 1985 in Zug (Switzerland), is a theatre director. She studied German Literature and Theatre Studies at the University of Bern and has worked as a freelance director since 2017. In 2018, she created a widely acclaimed stage adaptation of Roberto Bolaño’s novel 2666 at Staatstheater Darmstadt. With her adaptation of Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s Romulus der Große for the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz, she won the Ensemble Award at the German-speaking Federal Competition for Acting Students in 2019. Her production of Die Physiker at Schauspielhaus Graz was nominated for the Nestroy Theatre Prize in 2020. Further productions followed at venues including Kosmos Theater Vienna, Volkstheater Vienna, Münchner Volkstheater and Deutsches Theater Berlin. Her production of Bunbury. Ernst sein is everything! at Schauspielhaus Graz received the Nestroy Theatre Prize for Best Regional Production in 2023. With the world premiere of Rainald Goetz’s Baracke at Deutsches Theater Berlin, she was invited to the Mülheimer Theatertage in 2024.
In 2025, Bossard directed Sturmhöhe at Schauspielhaus Bochum, Graf Öderland at Schauspielhaus Zürich and Die Räuber at Deutsches Theater Berlin. In the 2025/2026 season, she made her debut at Residenztheater Munich with Peter Weiss’ Marat/Sade. In the 2026/2027 season, she directs the world premiere of Caren Jeß’ Meine Königin there and Die Holländerinnen, based on the novel by Dorothee Elmiger, at Schauspiel Hannover. At Schauspielhaus Bochum, Claudia Bossard directs Anthony Burgess’ A Clockwork Orange in the 2026/2027 season.
Current roles:
- Director in A Clockwork Orange
Past roles:
- Director in Sturmhöhe