René Pollesch (born 29 October 1962 in
Friedberg, Hesse
Friedberg (; official name: ''Friedberg (Hessen)'') is a town and the capital of the Wetteraukreis district, in Hesse, Germany. It is located 26 km (16 miles) north of Frankfurt am Main. In 1966, the town hosted the sixth ''Hessentag'' state festiv ...
) is a German author and dramatist.
From 1983 to 89, he studied Applied Theatre Studies at the
University of Giessen
University of Giessen, official name Justus Liebig University Giessen (german: Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen), is a large public research university in Giessen, Hesse, Germany. It is named after its most famous faculty member, Justus von L ...
. He won the
Mülheimer Dramatikerpreis
Mülheimer Dramatikerpreis ("dramatist award of Mülheim"), founded in 1976, is one of the leading theater awards in Germany. It is awarded by an open jury of theater professionals, critics and playwrights who watch a short list of productions dur ...
in 2001 for ''world wide web-slums''
and again in 2006
for ''Cappuccetto Rosso''.
He has been named as the new director of Berlin's
Volksbühne
The Volksbühne ("People's Theatre") is a theater in Berlin. Located in Berlin's city center Mitte on Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz (Rosa Luxemburg Square) in what was the GDR's capital. It has been called Berlin's most iconic theatre.
About
The Vol ...
Theatre in 2019 and take up the role in 2021
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1962 births
Living people
German male dramatists and playwrights
21st-century German dramatists and playwrights
Members of the Academy of Arts, Berlin
People from Friedberg, Hesse