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Manfred Wekwerth (né Weckwerth; 3 December 1929 – 16 July 2014) was a German theatre and film director and writer. He was the director of the Berliner Ensemble theatre from 1977 to 1991. He was also an informant for East Germany 's Stasi from 1965 until the German reunification .
Manfred Wekwerth war ein deutscher Theaterregisseur. Von 1977 bis 1991 leitete er das Berliner Ensemble. Wekwerth war von 1982 bis 1990 Präsident der Akademie der Künste der DDR.
Manfred Wekwerth (né Weckwerth; 3 December 1929 – 16 July 2014) was a German theatre and movie director and writer. He was the director of the Berliner Ensemble theatre from 1977 to 1991. He was also an unofficial worker for East Germany 's Stasi from 1965 until the reunification .
From 1982 to 1990, Manfred Werkwerth was the president of the East German Academy of Arts and from 1986 to 1989, a member of the Central Committee of the ruling Socialist Unity Party.
In his superb introduction to Daring to Play: A Brecht Companion, editor Anthony Hozier notes that almost none of the works by Brecht’s collaborator and champion Manfred Wekwerth are available in English.
Manfred Wekwerth was born on 3 December 1929 in Köthen, Germany. He was a director and writer, known for Mother Courage and Her Children (1961), Mother (1958) and Katzgraben (1957). He was married to Renate Richter. He died on 16 July 2014 in Berlin, Germany.
May 29, 2011 · Translated into English for the first time, Daring To Play: A Brecht Companion is the study of Bertolt Brecht’s theatre by Manfred Wekwerth, Brecht’s co-director and former director of the Berliner Ensemble.
