Director Herbert Fritsch

Herbert Fritsch completed his acting training at the Otto Falckenberg School in Munich. From 1993 to 2007, he was one of the most influential actors at the Berlin Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz under Frank Castorf. He presented his first full-length directorial work 'The Miser' at the Lucerne Theatre. Many other directorial and stage design works followed between 2007 and 2019, including 'Der Biberpelz' at Mecklenburgisches Staatstheater Schwerin and 'Nora' at Theater Oberhausen, which was invited to the Berlin Theatertreffen. In 2013, he staged his first opera, 'Drei Schwestern', at Zurich Opera House. This was followed in 2014 by 'Die Banditen' at the Bremen Theatre and 'Don Giovanni' at the Komische Oper Berlin. He received the 3sat Prize for 'der die mann' in 2016. From 2017, he worked at the Schaubühne Berlin for 'Zeppelin', 'Champignol wider Willen', 'Null' and 'Amphitryon'. In 2017, he received the Theatre Prize of the Stiftung Preussische Seehandlung and was awarded Best Stage Designer by Theater heute in 2012 and 2013. In 2018, he staged 'Così fan tutte' at the Hamburg State Opera and 'Die Philosophie im Boudoir' at Schauspielhaus Bochum. With 'Grimmige Märchen' he was invited to the Swiss Theatertreffen in 2018. In 2019, he staged 'Zelt' at the Burgtheater Vienna and the opera 'Salome' at the Lucerne Theatre. He is a member of the Akademie der Künste Berlin. At Theater Basel, he staged 'Intermezzo' (2020), 'Die Nase' (2021), 'Vergeigt' (2023) and 'Pferd frisst Hut' (2023).