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Wolf E. Rahlfs is Artistic Director of the “Theater der Altmark", Regional theatre of Saxony-Anhalt North.
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He is Artistic Director-designate for Die Badische Landesbühne beginning with the theatre season 2023/24.
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For upcoming premieres and performances of his productions: see “Dates" to the right.

You'll find the home page of his creative team SPOOKY BUNCH here:
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Dates recent & upcoming productions

Richard III.

Tragedy by William Shakespeare

Premiere
September 10, 2022
Theater der Altmark / Main Stage

> Performance Dates

About Me

Awards

2019

Theatre award “DIRECTING" of the FRIENDS' ASSOCIATION of Theater der Altmark for production “Death of a Salesman"

2012

Nomination for INTHEGA-theatre prize „NEUBERIN“ for “Michael Kohlhaas" based on the novella by Heinrich von Kleist

2009

1st Jury prize at the INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL FOR STAGE DIRECTING in Leipzig for „The Bacchae" by Euripides

2009

In the preselection for a nomination for the theatre prize “DER FAUST" for “Nightblind" by Darja Stocker (Category: Youth theatre)

2002

Buzz Goodbody Award of the ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY for solo piece “Notes from Underground" by Eric Bogosian

Professional Experience

Since 2003

Productions at several theatres in Germany and abroad, e.g. Badische
Landesbühne and Theater Koblenz (Germany), German State Theatre
Timisoara (Romania), Soho Theatre (UK)

Furthermore: miscellaneous engagements as a theatre actor as well as in film, TV and radio

Training

2009 / 11

Berlin University of the Arts
Workshops with Philippe Gaulier

2005

Berliner Festspiele – Theatertreffen International Forum of young theatre artists
(Course instructor: Dr. Manfred Linke)

2001 – 2003

MFA (Master of Fine Arts) – Theatre Directing
Middlesex University, London (UK) and York University, Toronto (Canada)

1998 – 2001

BA (Bachelor of Arts with Honours) – Performing Arts / Acting
Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA), Liverpool (UK)

 

SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE

Writer

Several stage adaptations and translations (English-German)
Publisher: stückgut Bühnen- und Musikverlag GmbH Munich (Germany)

Stage Combat

Training with the British Academy for Dramatic Combat

Languages

English, German, Spanish

Music

Experience with bands and stage music
Instruments: Piano, Drums, Guitar
Vocals: Baritone (Pop / Rock)

Actor

Wolf E. Rahlfs as actor:
schauspiel.wolfrahlfs.de

CV

Wolf E. Rahlfs received his MFA (Master of Fine Arts) in Theatre Directing from Middlesex University, London (UK). He also hold a BA in Performing Arts – Acting from the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA, UK) and conducted part of his directing studies at York University in Toronto (Canada). Rahlfs has been directing continuously in Germany and abroad since 2003 and was responsible for 25+ professional productions.

In 2003 he staged the World Premiere Production of Franz Zappa's sole musical “Thing-Fish" at the London Battersea Arts Centre (BAC). In 2009 Rahlfs won the Jury Prize at the German edition of the International Festival for Stage Directing in Leipzig (Germany), as well as the Audience Award at the international finale in Trento (Italy). His production of Heinrich von Kleist's “Michael Kohlhaas", based on his and Tommi Brem's own adaptation, was nominated for the INTHEGA-Theatre Prize “Neuberin" in Germany.

His directing credits include Classics such as Shakespeare's “Macbeth", “Twelfth Night" and “As you like it" or Friedrich Schiller's “Mary Stuart" as well as modern Classics, e.g. Tennessee Williams' “Streetcar named desire" or Peter Shaffer's “Amadeus". His particular interests pertain to Contemporary Drama. He has frequently staged the works of e.g. Jon Fosse, Dennis Kelly, Bernard-Marie Koltès or Simon Stephens.

Rahlfs is also active in unconventional coproductions: in 2016 he coordinated the experimental project “Shakespeare – Love, Death & Dream", a cross-institutional theatre enterprise bringing together a traditional repertoire theatre (Theater Koblenz) and several fringe theatres from the state of Rhineland-Palatinate.

Since the beginning of the theatre season 2018 / 2019 he is Artistic Director of the “Theater der Altmark" (TdA), Regional Theatre of Saxony-Anhalt, in Stendal, Germany.