Marius von Mayenburg (born 21 February 1972 in

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) is a German playwright and

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Education

In 1994, Mayenburg began his studies at the

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in Berlin. His first play, '' Haarmann'', was first performed at Baracke (Deutsches Theater in Berlin) in 1996. Since 1999 he is dramaturg and writer-in-residence at the

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am Lehniner Platz in Berlin.

Career

'' Fireface'' (German: ''Feuergesicht''), written in 1997, was his breakthrough as a dramatist. The play was performed at Munich Kammerspiele the following year. Then it was played at the Kleist Theater in

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and at the Deutsches Schauspielhaus in Hamburg. The Hamburg performance gained the most attention. His play ''Perplex'' saw its English-language premiere in April 2014 at the

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, Australia and ''Martyr'' (''Märtyrer'') at the

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in London in October 2015. In 2016, a film adaptation of ''Martyrs'' was translated into Russian and filmed in Russia under the title ''The Student'' and was well received by international critics.

Accolades

For ''Fireface'', Mayenburg was awarded the and .

Plays

* ''Haarmann'' (1996) * ''Fräulein Danzer'' (1996) * ''Monsterdämmerung'' (1997) * ''Feuergesicht'' (1997) * ''Parasiten'' (1999) * ''Das kalte Kind'' (2002) * ''Fräulein danzer'' (2003) * ''Eldorado'' (2004) * ''Turista'' (2005) * ''Augenlicht'' (2006) * ''Der Häßliche'' (2007) * ''Der Hund, die Nacht und das Messer'' (2008) * ''Der Stein'' (2008) * ''Perplex'' (2010) * ''Märtyrer'' (2012) * ''Stück Plastik'' (2015) * ''Mars'' (2019) * ''Nachtland'' (2022)

References

External links

Marius von Mayenburg: New German dramatic art.

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s Website
Marius von Mayenburg at Doollee

Arlekin Players Theatre present Marius von Mayenburg's The Stone May 17 - June 9
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