Thomas Witte

Born in Peine in 1968. Studied at the State University of Music and Performing Arts in Stuttgart with Pierre Favre. Engagements as theatre musician at Deutsches Theater Berlin, Schauspielhaus Hamburg, Schaubühne Berlin, Burgtheater Wien, Schauspielhaus Zürich and with the company DorkyPark. Collaboration with Thomas Ostermeier in »Disco Pigs« (Schauspielhaus Hamburg, 1998), »Der blaue Vogel« (Deutsches Theater Berlin, 1999) and currently in »Vernon Subutex 1« at the Schaubühne Berlin. 2013 stage music for Marius von Mayenburg's production of »Much Ado About Nothing« at the Schaubühne. Tours and studio work with Patrick Bebelaar, Shannon Callahan, Ben Hamilton, Diane Weigmann, Gayle Tufts, Aziza A., Die Grundguten, Diamond, Jessica Gall, Josefine und das Meer, Oren Lavie, Poems for Laila and others. Tours throughout Europe, USA, Russia and Asia.

Viel Lärm um Nichts by William Shakespeare, Director: Marius von Mayenburg (2013)
WE ARE GOLDEN – Thirteen notes about yearning,an evening of songs by and with Eva Meckbach, Claus Erbskorn and Thomas Witte (2014)
Richard III. by William Shakespeare, Director: Thomas Ostermeier (2015)
Im Herzen der Gewalt by Édouard Louis, Director: Thomas Ostermeier (2018)
Italienische Nacht by Ödön von Horváth, Director: Thomas Ostermeier (2018)
Vernon Subutex 1 by Verginie Despentes, Director: Thomas Ostermeier (2021)
Harry Hases Late Night by Holger Bülow, Jenny König und David Ruland
Genesis by Bastian Reiber and Team, Director and concept: Bastian Reiber (Uraufführung, 2023)

In the repertoire

Genesis

by Bastian Reiber and team
Direction and concept: Bastian Reiber
World Premiere

Vernon Subutex 1

by Virginie Despentes
In a version by Florian Borchmeyer, Bettina Ehrlich and Thomas Ostermeier
Translated from French by Claudia Steinitz
Director: Thomas Ostermeier

Trailer
Im Herzen der Gewalt (History of Violence)

by Édouard Louis
In a version by Thomas Ostermeier, Florian Borchmeyer and Édouard Louis
German translation by Hinrich Schmidt-Henkel
Director: Thomas Ostermeier
German Premiere

Trailer
Richard III

by William Shakespeare
Translation and version by Marius von Mayenburg
Director: Thomas Ostermeier

Trailer