Former Burgtheater director Achim Benning dies
Published: Tuesday, Jan 30th 2024, 12:10
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Achim Benning, a former director of Vienna's Burgtheater and patron of authors such as Vaclav Havel, is dead. The German actor and director died on Tuesday at the age of 89, as the theater confirmed to the German Press Agency. The ORF broadcaster had previously reported Benning's death. Benning, who was born in Magdeburg, directed the Burgtheater from 1976 to 1986, having appeared there for many years as a member of the ensemble and also directed. He opened the theater to director's theater and engaged German directors such as Hans Neuenfels, Dieter Dorn and Peter Palitzsch. During the Cold War, Benning also offered Czech dissidents and authors such as Vaclav Havel and Pavel Kohout a stage for their works.
Benning directed the Schauspielhaus Zürich from 1989 to 1992 and then taught at the renowned Max Reinhardt Seminar acting and directing school in Vienna.
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