Hans Lietzau (2 September 1913 – 30 November 1991) was a German

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, and producer. He was born in

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. In 1953 he directed

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'', with Ernst Schröder as Karl Moor. From 1969 to 1970 he was the theatre manager of the

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. He directed the German première of the French dramatist

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's play ''

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'' in 1959 and the world première of his play ''

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'' in 1961, both of which played at the Schlosspark-Theater in

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.Savona (1983, 71), Dichy (1993, xxv), and White (1993, 547).

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Sources

*Dichy, Albert. 1993. "Chronology." In White (1993, xiii-xxxv). *Savona, Jeannette L. 1983. ''Jean Genet''. Grove Press Modern Dramatists ser. New York: Grove P. . * White, Edmund. 1993. ''Genet.'' Corrected edition. London: Picador, 1994. . German theatre directors 1913 births 1991 deaths Commanders Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany {{theat-director-stub