Axel Wandtke
Member of the Schaubühne ensemble since the 2017/18 season. Born in Dresden. Studied acting at the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts in Berlin. Member of the ensembles at the Deutsches Nationaltheater Weimar, Deutsches Theater Berlin and Volksbühne Berlin. Close collaborations with Frank Castorf and Herbert Fritsch, as well as with Thomas Langhoff, Jürgen Gosch and Dimiter Gotscheff. Other engagements include at the Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe, Staatsoper Berlin and Berliner Ensemble. Directed his own productions, including with the Volksbühne’s P14 youth theatre. University lecturer in acting. Numerous appearances in film, radio and television productions including in »Hotel Lux« (2011, directed by Leander Haußmann), »Frantz« (2016, directed by François Ozon) and »Never Look Away« (2018, directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck).
All productions
Zeppelin freely after Ödön von Horváth, Director: Herbert Fritsch (2017)
fontane.200: Einblicke in die Vorbereitungen des Jubiläums des zweihundertsten Geburtstags Theodor Fontanes im Jahr 2019 An evening by and with Rainald Grebe, Director: Rainald Grebe (World Premiere, 2018)
der die mann after texts by Konrad Bayer, Director and Set Designer: Herbert Fritsch (Takeover of the Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz, 2018)
NULL by Herbert Fritsch, Director: Herbert Fritsch (2018)
Champignol inspite of himself by Georges Feydeau, Director: Herbert Fritsch (2018)
Prometheus A project by Bastian Reiber, Director: Bastian Reiber (2019)
Amphitryon by Molière, Direction: Herbert Fritsch (2019)
Vernon Subutex 1 by Verginie Despentes, Director: Thomas Ostermeier (2021)
Der Krieg mit den Molchen (War with the Nefts) after Karel Čapek, Director: Clara Weyde (2022)
Die Möwe (The Seagull) by Anton Chekhov, Director: Thomas Ostermeier (2023)
Genesis by Bastian Reiber and Team, Director and Concept: Bastian Reiber (World Premiere, 2023)
Prinz Friedrich von Homburg by Heinrich von Kleist, Director: Jette Steckel (2023)