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Born 1952 in Rieden, Füssen, grew up in Darmstadt. 1971 to 1973 studied literature at Heidelberg University; 1972 to 1973 assistant director at Heidelberger Theater. First productions in Bremen, Wiesbaden, Hamburg and Berlin (among others 1981 Lessings "Emilia Galotti" at the Freie Volksbühne Berlin), at the Zurich Drama Academy and at the Theater Neumarkt in Zurich.
1983 to 1985 Engagement at the theater Freiburg. Lorca's "Bernarda Albas Haus" was the first invitation to the Berlin theatre meeting in 1985. 1986 to 1989 Andrea Breth changes to the Schauspielhaus Bochum. With Greens " Süd "and Gorki" Die Letzten " she was invited to the Berlin theatre meeting. In 1990 and 1992 she staged "der zerbrochne Krug" at the Burgtheater Wien Kreis and "das Ende vom Anfang"at the Academy Theatre O' Casey. From 1992 to 1997 she was the artistic Director of the Berlin Schaubühne, with Wampilows "Last summer in Tschulinsk", Ibsen's "Hedda Gabler" and Chekhov's "uncle Vanya" was invited to the Berliner Theatertreffen. From 1999 to 2006 she worked as a director at the Burgtheater Vienna, staged Horváths "the youngest day", Kleist's "Das Käthchen von Heilbronn", Friedrich Schiller's "Maria Stuart", Albert Ostermaier's" last call "and" after the cliffs", Tennessee Williams's" the cat on the hot sheet metal roof", Anton Chekhov's" der Kirschgarten "and less's"Minna von Barnhelm". As of 2008, staged at the castle theatre "Motortown" by Simon Stephens, "Quai West" by Bernard-Marie Koltès, "incidents, scenes of court line, Cami, Charms," and Kleist's "Prinz Friedrich von Homburg" in co-production with the Salzburg festival, Shakespeare's "Hamlet" and, most recently, "This story of yours" by John Hopkins. With Lessings " Emilia Galotti "and Schiller's" Don Carlos, Infant of Spain " she was invited to the Berlin theatre meeting. At the Salzburg festival, staged by Andrea Breth also play Schnitzler's "das weite Land" and "crime and punishment" by Fyodor Dostoevsky. In 2009 she staged Albert Ostermaier's " Blaue Spiegel "at the Berliner Ensemble and Kleist's" der zerbrochne Krug "at the Ruhrtriennale; 2011 Isaak Babel's" Marija "at the Düsseldorf Schauspielhaus, 2013 Ibsen's" John Gabriel Borkman "at the Schauspiel Frankfurt and 2014 Pinter's" the janitor " at the Residenztheater in Munich. In 2016, they are staged at the Vienna Burgtheater, "This story of yours" by John Hopkins and 2017, "The birthday party" by Harold Pinter, a co-production with the Salzburg festival. From 2000 onwards she staged Gluck's "Orfeo ed Euridice" at the Opera Leipzig, Smetana's "die verketten Braut" and Wolfgang Rihms "Jakob Lenz" at the Staatsoper Stuttgart, Bizet's "Carmen" at the Styriarte in Graz, at the Salzburg Festival "Eugen Onegin", Janáček's "Katja Kabanova" and "La traviata" at the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie, "Wozzeck" and "Lulu" by Alban Berg Staatsoper at Schiller theater Berlin and Verdi's "Macbeth" at De Nationale Opera in Amsterdam, most recently "the prisoner" by Luigi Dallapiccola and "Das Gehege" by Wolfgang Rihm at Staatsoper Stuttgart.
Andrea Breth received numerous awards, including the Nestroy theatre prize 2003 in the category Best Director for "Emilia Galotti", 2011, "incidents", and in 2016 for John Hopkins "This story of yours". In addition, in 2006, she received the theater prize of the Prussian Seehandlung Berlin Foundation and in 2015 the Schiller prize of the city of Marbach and in 2018 The Pour le Mérite for science and art. Andrea Breth was a professor of directing at the Hochschule für Schauspielkunst "Ernst Busch" in Berlin and is a member of the Akademie der Darstellenden Künste in Frankfurt am Main, the Akademie der Künste Berlin and the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts. She is also a recipient of the Austrian cross of Honour for science and art 1. Class and the Grand cross of merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.
