[HIGHLIGHTS] Volksbühne director René Pollesch dies at the age of 61

Volksbühne director René Pollesch dies at the age of 61. Playwright and theater director was born in Friedberg, Hesse, in 1962.

He studied applied theater studies at the University of Giessen. He was most recently awarded the Arthur Schnitzler Prize in Vienna in 2019. The theater at Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz had previously had turbulent years behind it.. As an author, he wrote over 200 pieces, most of which were short. He staged his own plays at the Burgtheater Vienna.