Leander Haußmann

Leander Haußmann (sometimes Haussmann) (German: [leː.ˈʔan.dɐ ˈhaʊ̯s.man] ⓘ; born 26 June 1959) is a German theatre and film director.

The son of actor Ezard Haußmann and costume designer Doris Haußmann,[1] he was born in Quedlinburg and attended the Ernst Busch theatre school in Berlin.

He also wrote and acted in several plays (1995–2000), and had a role in the Detlev Buck film Jailbirds (1996).

[2] His production of Die Fledermaus in Munich was controversial, compounding the trouble surrounding his production of Peter Pan.

As a result, his scheduled production of Romeo and Juliet was cancelled.

Leander Haußmann upon leaving as director of the Bochum Theatre, June 2000