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State of German Theatre

Thomas Schmidt talks about the state and history of German theatre.

The New Theatre Season in Germany
Essay

The New Theatre Season in Germany

Occupation and Immersion

6 November 2017

Thomas Schmidt talks about the recent protest at the Berlin Volksbühne over the change of leadership and immersive theatre in Germany.

The Post-Dramatic Turn in German Theatre
Essay

The Post-Dramatic Turn in German Theatre

25 May 2017

The second in a series of articles by German theatre scholar Thomas Schmidt about the history of German theatre.

Lessing, Schiller, Brecht, Müller, and the State of German Theatre
Essay

Lessing, Schiller, Brecht, Müller, and the State of German Theatre

25 January 2017

Thomas Schmidt on the history and model of German theatre. The first in a series of essays about the theatre in Germany.

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