Theater heute
 Logo | |
| Categories | Theatre magazine |
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| Frequency | Monthly |
| Publisher | Friedrich Berlin Verlag GmbH |
| Founder |
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| Founded | 1960 |
| First issue | Summer 1960 |
| Country | Germany |
| Based in | Berlin |
| Language | German |
| Website | Theater heute |
| ISSN | 0040-5507 |
| OCLC | 1773450 |
Theater heute (German: Theatre Today) is a German language monthly magazine with a special focus on theatre. The magazine is based in Berlin, Germany, and has been in circulation since 1960.
History and profile
[edit]Theater heute was founded in 1960.[1] The first issue appeared in Summer of that year, and its founders were Erhard Friedrich und Henning Rischbieter.[2][3] The magazine is published on a monthly basis by Friedrich Berlin Verlag GmbH based in Berlin.[1] It features articles on theater performances in Germany and in other countries.[4][5] It is one of the German publications which extensively published reviews about the work by Samuel Beckett and also, the German translations of his plays.[6]
The cofounder of the magazine, Henning von Rischbieter, was also its founding editor-in-chief.[3] Peter von Becker also served as the editor-in-chief of Theater heute in the late 1980s.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Barbara F.H. Allen (2001). "German studies: journals and magazines". Collection Building. 20 (2): 54–73. doi:10.1108/01604950110388699.
- ^ "Über Theater heute" (in German). Der Theater Verlag. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Theaterkritiker Henning Rischbieter ist tot". Nacht Kritik. 22 May 2013. p. de. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ David Barnett (2005). Rainer Werner Fassbinder and the German Theatre. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 177. ISBN 978-0-521-85514-3.
- ^ Anne Bogart (2003). A Director Prepares: Seven Essays on Art and Theatre. London; New York: Routledge. p. 12. ISBN 978-1-134-55689-2.
- ^ Jack Zipes (Spring–Summer 1982). "Beckett in Germany/Germany in Beckett". New German Critique (26): 155. doi:10.2307/488028. JSTOR 488028.
- ^ Bonnie Marranca; Gautam Dasgupta (1989). "The Culture of Perestroika". Performing Arts Journal. 11–12 (3–1): 205. doi:10.2307/3245437. JSTOR 3245437. S2CID 192314643.
External links
[edit]- Official website
Media related to Theater heute at Wikimedia Commons
