Rüdiger Schaper (born 1959) is a German writer, journalist and theatre critic.
Essays and cultural history play an important role in Schaper's writing.
He published biographies of Harald Juhnke, Constantine Simonides, Karl May and Alexander von Humboldt.
His book on theatre history lists above all those theatre-makers who have meant a great deal to him as a critic.
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