German theatre director
One of Germanys most influential theater directors.
Studying at the Old Vic Theater in London, he made his debut as a director with Oscar Wilde s "Salome" at the age of 21.
Born to a Jewish family, he emigrated to England with his parents in 1933.
After being impresario at the Schauspielhaus Bochum from 1972 to 1979 and the Deutsches Schauspielhaus in Hamburg from 1985 to 1989, he has worked as free director since 1990.
Chosen "Director of the Year" by "Theater heute" magazine several times.
Received Germanys Cross of Merit in 2002.
Longtime companion of translator Elisabeth Plessen. Former longtime companion of actress Judy Winter.
He started out as a film cutter and TV director at the BBC before turning to theater.
He was especially esteemed for his staging of the plays of Shakespeare and Chekhov.
