Hans Gratzer

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Hans Gratzer (born October 16, 1941 in Wiener Neustadt , Lower Austria ; † January 19, 2005 in Rainfeld , Lower Austria) was an Austrian actor , director and theater manager .

Life

Hans Gratzer began his training at the Max Reinhardt Seminar in Vienna , but broke it off after three semesters. He then worked as an actor and director, among others in Munich , Hamburg and Vienna.

In 1963 he founded his first theater in Vienna, the Kammertheater in Piaristengasse . In 1973 the workshop followed in the New Theater at Kärntnertor ; 1977 the Schauspielhaus Wien . He headed it from 1978 to 1986 and from 1991 to 2001. Here he was best known for his performances by contemporary authors - among other things, he is considered the discoverer of Werner Schwab . But also classics and musicals (e.g. the Rocky Horror Show , The Sound of Music ) were on the program. Between 1999 and 2001 he brought the musical Evita with Helen Schneider to the Bad Hersfeld festival stage .

In 1989 he went for a short time at the State Drama Theaters in Berlin , where he La Guerra of Carlo Goldoni with the actors Thomas Kretschmann and Christiane Leuchtmann staged.

In the 2003/04 season he directed the Vienna Theater in der Josefstadt . There it was controversial from the start. Finally, the planned takeover of the management of the Bad Hersfeld Festival in 2006 by Gratzer was used as an opportunity to terminate his contract after only one year. Because of his cancer, Elke Hesse became director of the festival. The 2005/06 season schedule was designed in close collaboration with Gratzer.

Shortly before his death on January 19, 2005, Hans Gratzer received the Vienna Nestroy Theater Prize in November 2004 for his life's work.

Filmography

literature

  • Petra Paterno: Lights out. The Wiener Schauspielhaus under Hans Gratzer from 1978 to 2001 . (Edition Theater, Volume 3). Edition Atelier, Vienna 2013, ISBN 978-3-902498-69-4 .

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personal data
SURNAME Gratzer, Hans
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian actor, director and theater director
DATE OF BIRTH October 16, 1941
PLACE OF BIRTH Wiener Neustadt , Lower Austria, Austria
DATE OF DEATH January 19, 2005
Place of death Rainfeld , Lower Austria, Austria