Marius von Mayenburg

Born in Munich, he studied dramatic writing at the Berlin University of the Arts. Since 1997, he has written numerous plays that have been translated into more than 30 languages and have been performed in Germany and abroad. In 1998, he began to collaborate with Thomas Ostermeier at the Deutsches Theater »Baracke« in Berlin and, since 1999, at the Schaubühne. In addition to his work as a playwright and director, Marius von Mayenburg also translates classic and contemporary plays. Since 2009, he has regularly directed at the Schaubühne. Alongside work by other writers, he has directed his own plays including at the Residenztheater in Munich, the Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus, the Schauspiel Frankfurt, the Riksteatern in Stockholm and the Nationaltheatret in Oslo.

Feuergesicht by Marius von Mayenburg, Director: Thomas Ostermeier (2000)
Parasiten by Marius von Mayenburg, Director: Thomas Ostermeier (World Premiere, 2000)
Das kalte Kind by Marius von Mayenburg, Director: Luk Perceval (World Premiere, 2002)
Eldorado by Marius von Mayenburg, Director: Thomas Ostermeier, (World Premiere, 2004)
Turista by Marius von Mayenburg, Director: Luk Perceval (World Premiere, 2005)
Augenlicht by Marius von Mayenburg, Director: Ingo Berk (World Premiere, 2006)
Der Hässliche by Marius von Mayenburg, Director: Benedict Andrews (World Premiere, 2007)
Der Hund, die Nacht und das Messer by Marius von Mayenburg, Director: Benedict Andrews (World Premiere, 2008)
Der Stein by Marius von Mayenburg, Director: Ingo Berk (World Premiere, 2008)
Perplex by Marius von Mayenburg, Director: Marius von Mayenburg (World Premiere, 2010)
Märtyrer by Marius von Mayenburg, Director: Marius von Mayenburg (World Premiere, 2012)
Stück Plastik by Marius von Mayenburg, Director: Marius von Mayenburg (World Premiere, 2015)
Peng by Marius von Mayenburg, Director: Marius von Mayenburg (World Premiere, 2017)
Die Affen by Marius von Mayenburg, Director: Marius von Mayenburg (World Premiere, 2020)
Nachtland by Marius von Mayenburg, Director: Marius von Mayenburg (World Premiere, 2022)

Herr Kolpert by David Gieselmann, Director: Marius von Mayenburg mit Wulf Twiehaus (2000)
Die Tauben by David Gieselmann, Director: Marius von Mayenburg (World Premiere, 2009)
Die Nibelungen by Friedrich Hebbel, Director: Marius von Mayenburgl (2009)
Perplex by Marius von Mayenburg, Director: Marius von Mayenburg (World Premiere, 2010)
Bizarra by Rafael Spregelburd, Director: Marius von Mayenburg (FIND 2010)
Märtyrer by Marius von Mayenburg, Director: Marius von Mayenburg (World Premiere, 2012)
Viel Lärm um Nichts by William Shakespeare, Director: Marius von Mayenburg (2013)
Stück Plastik by Marius von Mayenburg, Director: Marius von Mayenburg (World Premiere, 2015)
Peng by Marius von Mayenburg, Director: Marius von Mayenburg (World Premiere, 2017)
status quo by Maja Zade, Director: Marius von Mayenburg (World Premiere, 2019)
Die Affen by Marius von Mayenburg, Director: Marius von Mayenburg (World Premiere, 2020)
reden über sex by Maja Zade, Director: Marius von Mayenburg (World Premiere, 2021)
Nachtland by Marius von Mayenburg, Director: Marius von Mayenburg (World Premiere, 2022)

Gier by Sarah Kane, Director: Thomas Ostermeier (2000)
Macbeth by William Shakespeare, Director: Christian Paulhofer (2002)
Augusta by Richard Dresser, Director: Rafael Sanchez (2006)
Die Stadt by Martin Crimp, Director: Thomas Ostermeier (2008)
Hamlet by William Shakespeare, Director: Thomas Ostermeier (2008)
John Gabriel Borkmann by Henrik Ibsen. Nach der Übersetzung by Sigurd Ibsen, Director: Thomas Ostermeier (2009)
Othello by William Shakespeare, Director: Thomas Ostermeier (2010)
Maß für Maß by William Shakespeare, Director: Thomas Ostermeier (2011)
Viel Lärm um Nichts by William Shakespeare, Director: Marius von Mayenburg (2013)
Richard III. by William Shakespeare, Director: Thomas Ostermeier (2015)

Gier by Sarah Kane, Director: Thomas Ostermeier (2000)
Parasiten by Marius von Mayenburg, Director: Thomas Ostermeier (World Premiere, 2000)
Feuergesicht by Marius von Mayenburg, Director: Thomas Ostermeier (2000)
Dantons Tod by Georg Büchner, Director: Thomas Ostermeier (2001)
Preiset! | Ein Projekt mit dem Frauenchor Schaubühne, Director: Johannes Grebert, Matthias Matschke (World Premiere, 2002)
Goldene Zeiten by Richard Dresser, Director: Thomas Ostermeier (2002)
Woyzeck by Georg Büchner, Director: Thomas Ostermeier (2003)
Wunschkonzert by Franz Xaver Kroetz, Director: Thomas Ostermeier (2003)
Gesäubert by Sarah Kane, Director: Benedict Andrews (2004)
Zerbombt by Sarah Kane, Director: Sarah Kane (2005)
Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen, Director: Thomas Ostermeier (2005)
Trauer muss Elektra tragen by Eugene O‘Neill, Director: Thomas Ostermeier (2006)
Ein Sommernachtstraum nach William Shakespeare. Director: Thomas Ostermeier, Constanza Macras (2006)
Liebe ist nur eine Möglichkeit by Christoph Nußbaumeder, Director: Thomas Ostermeier (World Premiere, 2006)
Der Hässliche by Marius von Mayenburg, Director: Benedict Andrews (World Premiere, 2007)
Room Service by John Murray und Allen Boretz, Director: Thomas Ostermeier (2007)
Rakows Dom by Lorenz Langenegger, Einrichtung: Sebastian Nübling (F.I.N.D. 2007)
Die Stadt und der Schnitt by Martin Crimp und Mark Ravenhill, Director: Thomas Ostermeier (2008)
Hamlet by William Shakespeare, Director: Thomas Ostermeier (2008)
John Gabriel Borkmann by Henrik Ibsen, Director: Thomas Ostermeier (2009)
Othello by William Shakespeare, Director: Thomas Ostermeier (2010)

 

In the repertoire

Hamlet

by William Shakespeare
German translation by Marius von Mayenburg
Director: Thomas Ostermeier

Trailer
Nachtland (Nightscape)

by Marius von Mayenburg
Director: Marius von Mayenburg
World Premiere

Trailer
reden über sex

by Maja Zade
Director: Marius von Mayenburg
World Premiere

Trailer
status quo

by Maja Zade
Director: Marius von Mayenburg
World Premiere

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