Peter Seuwen

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Peter Seuwen (* 1960 in Neuerburg , Bitburg district ) is a German author and director .

Life

After studying law in Mannheim, he went to the Baden drama school in Karlsruhe. In 1989 he followed Klaus Weise as his assistant at the Darmstadt State Theater, where he made his first productions. In 1992 he became chief director of the Theater im Pott / Theater Oberhausen. His directorial work has been invited to children's and youth theater festivals, including Das Tier (Niels Höpfner), A Bloody English Garden (Nick Fisher) and Under Supervision (Jean Genet). The production of Paul Maars “A Week Full of Saturdays” was invited to the “Dream Games” as one of the 15 best German-language children's play productions.

Since 1995 he has worked as a freelance director and author in children's and youth theaters as well as in the evening program at the Staatstheater Kassel, Staatstheater Darmstadt, Theater Krefeld, Theater Heidelberg, Theater Oberhausen, Theater Stendal and at the Landesbühne Hannover.

Seuwen is married and has one son.

Publications

  • Aladin and the magic lamp after 1001 nights
  • The Snow Queen after Hans-Christian Andersen
  • The Bremen Town Musicians after the Brothers Grimm
  • The little mermaid after Hans-Christian Andersen
  • The little Muck after Wilhelm Hauff
  • The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling
  • Pinocchio after Carlo Collodi
  • Tom Sawyer after Mark Twain

Working as a director

  • Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare
  • What you will, William Shakespeare
  • Truffle (WP), Jens Roselt
  • Art, Yasmina Reza
  • The resilient rise of Arturo Ui, Bertolt Brecht
  • The Maid of Orleans, Friedrich Schiller
  • King Kong's daughters, Theresia Walser
  • Wilhelm Tell, Friedrich Schiller
  • The animal, Nils Höpfner
  • Under supervision, Jean Genet
  • The Black Rider, Robert Wilson (among others)
  • Sucking Dublin, Enda Walsh
  • Arsenic and lace cap, Joseph Kesselring
  • The presidents, Werner Schwab
  • Hare Hare, Coline Serreau

Working as a director for children's plays

  • Aladin and the Magic Lamp , stage version by Peter Seuwen after 1001 Nights, performed at the Staatstheater Kassel
  • The Bremen Town Musicians , stage version by Peter Seuwen based on the Brothers Grimm, performed at the Staatstheater Kassel
  • The Little Mermaid , stage version by Peter Seuwen based on Hans Christian Andersen, performed at the Staatstheater Kassel
  • The Snow Queen , stage version by Peter Seuwen based on Hans Christian Andersen, performed at the Kassel State Theater
  • Der kleine Muck , stage version by Peter Seuwen based on Wilhelm Hauff, performed at the Staatstheater Kassel
  • The Jungle Book , stage version by Matthias Lösch / Peter Seuwen based on Rudyard Kipling, performed at the Staatstheater Darmstadt and the Staatstheater Kassel
  • Mio, mein Mio , Astrid Lindgren, performed at the Staatstheater Kassel
  • Pinocchio , stage version by Matthias Lösch / Peter Seuwen after Carlo Collodi, performed at the Staatstheater Darmstadt
  • Ameley, the beaver and the king on the roof , Tankred Dorst, performed at the Oberhausen theater
  • A week full of Saturdays , Paul Maar, performed at the Oberhausen Theater, invited to the Traumspiele as one of the 15 best German-language children's play productions
  • The robber Hotzenplotz , Otfried Preußler, performed at the Staatstheater Kassel
  • On Saturday the Sams came back , Paul Maar, performed at Theater Krefeld
  • Peter Pan , James Matthew Barrie, performed at the Bruchsal Theater, invited to the Baden-Württemberg Theater Days in Konstanz
personal data
SURNAME Seuwen, Peter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German author and director
DATE OF BIRTH 1960
PLACE OF BIRTH Neuerburg , Bitburg district