Martin Schleker

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Martin Schleker jun. (Born August 20, 1935 in Hayingen ) is a German actor , theater director and writer .

Life

The son of the Swabian folk writer Martin Schleker sen. attended the state drama school in Stuttgart and graduated with the stage maturity test . In addition to numerous engagements as an actor, in the 1970s he took over the management of the Hayingen Nature Theater on the Swabian Alb , whose style he successfully shaped as a director, author and actor for decades. The theater had its millionth viewer in 1994.

Martin Schleker's very own mixture of folk theater and social criticism, which mostly refers to historical material, became known beyond the region. The recipient of a piece helps to shape the content itself: Schleker's pieces are entertaining for adults as well as for children, theater for the head and heart, and between the lines there are ambiguities, political tips, perhaps also wisdom and in any case Joke. The newspapers often headlined that Schleker had succeeded in tailoring the plays and roles to his amateur actors.

In addition to plays, Martin Schleker also writes radio plays, scripts and short stories. Since the 1970s he has taken on various television and film roles. He has received several grants from the Working Group of German Writers. His plays have won several awards in the state competition for popular theater of the state of Baden-Württemberg. In 2003 and 2005 he published two volumes of autobiographical stories.

Martin Schleker has been married to Christa since 1973 and they have 4 children: Kathrin Böhler (née Schleker), Bärbel Stolz (née Schleker) , Martin Eberhard Schleker and Eva Maruschel Schleker. Bärbel Stolz and Martin Eberhard Schleker are also actors.

Honors

Filmography (selection)

Works (selection)

  • “The Vespertäschle. One youth - my youth ”, Silberburg-Verlag , 2003
  • “The snail catcher”, Silberburg-Verlag, 2005

literature

  • Alison Phipps: Ecodrama in the Naturtheater: The Work of Martin Schleker. in: Green Thought in German Culture. University of Wales Press, 1997

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personal data
SURNAME Schleker, Martin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Schleker, Martin jun.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German actor, theater director and writer
DATE OF BIRTH August 20, 1935
PLACE OF BIRTH Hayingen