David Gieselmann

David Gieselmann (born in 1972 in Cologne) grew up in Darmstadt and studied playwriting in Berlin. Since 1999, Gieselmann has been writing plays and radio plays. In 1999 he was invited to the “International Residency of Playwrights” and the “Week of New German Playwrights” at the Royal Court in London where his play Herr Kolpert had its world premiere in 2000. Herr Kolpert was performed internationally on numerous occasions including a production at the Sydney Theatre Company.

Portrait von David Gieselmann

Plays represented by Rowohlt Theater Verlag

  • Der Held der westlichen Welt

    (The Hero of the Western World)
    5F / 7M,
    • U: 20.09.2008 Schauspiel Essen (Regie: Anselm Weber)
  • Der Wichtigtuer

    [The Busybody]
    3F / 7M, 2 additional performers
    • U: 09.01.2010 Theater St. Gallen, Regie: Tim Kramer
  • Die Globen

    2F / 2M, for ages 14 +
    • U: April 1998 Parabolica-Saal, Berlin (Regie: David Gieselmann)
  • Die Plantage

    (The Farm)
    4F / 6M
    • U: 3.6.2006 Theater Magdeburg (Regie: Isabel Osthues)
  • Die Tauben

    (The Pigeons)
    4F / 4M
    • U: 06.03.2009 Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz, Berlin (Regie: Marius von Mayenburg)
  • Edward II.: König Bube Dame

    2F / 6M, for ages 14 +
    • U: 21.2.2001 Staatstheater Darmstadt (R: Hanno Hener)
  • Falscher Hase

    [Mock Turtle]
    1F / 1M
    • U: 05.02.2011 Theater Bielefeld (Regie: Christian Schlüter)
  • Frühstück

    3F / 5M
    • U: 12.1.2003 Schauspiel Hannover (R: Sabine Boss)
  • Herr Kolpert

    (Mr. Kolpert)
    2F / 3M
    • U: 10.5.2000 Royal Court Theatre, London (Übersetzung: David Tushingham; R: Richard Wilson)
    • DSE: 13.12.2000 Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz, Berlin (R: Marius von Mayenburg und Wulf Twiehaus)
  • Louis und Louisa

    (Louis and Louisa)
    2F / 3M, for ages 14 +
    • U: 16.12.2007 Deutsches Schauspielhaus Hamburg (Regie: Klaus Schumacher)
  • Neffe Vetter Eiffelturm

    4F / 18M, Minimum cast 15
    • U: 09.09.2007 Saarländisches Staatstheater Saarbrücken (Regie: Daniela Kranz)
  • Quarantäne

    2F / 3M, for ages 14 +
    • U: 26.2.2000 Staatstheater Darmstadt (R: Hanno Hener)