Marc Gruppe

Marc Gruppe studied theater and modern German literature and gained practical experience in various areas of theater production. He began writing plays as a teenager; his first play, “Der Teufel mit den drei goldenen Haaren,” premiered in Leverkusen in 1991. From 1997 onward, he published stage adaptations of classic children’s literature, including works by the Brothers Grimm, Charles Dickens, and E. T. A. Hoffmann. In 2003, he co-founded the audio drama label Titania Medien with Stephan Bosenius, where he worked as a staff writer, director, and producer. From 2002 to 2016, he served as artistic director of the Volksbühne Bergisch Neukirchen in Leverkusen. His stage works include adaptations of Sebastian Fitzek’s “The Soul Breaker” and “Therapy,” as well as Edgar Wallace’s “The Indian Cloth.”