Thomas Brasch (19 February 1945 – 3 November 2001) was a British[1] and German author, poet and film director.

Born in Westow, Yorkshire, England, Thomas Brasch was the son of German Jewish Communist émigré parents.

In 1968, he was relegated and sentenced to two years and three months in prison for "anti-state agitation", because of the protest against the invasion of Czechoslovakia.

[6] In May 2012, Brasch's play Lovely Rita was performed in English for the first time in the Warwick Arts Centre.

[7] In November 1976, Brasch's theatre piece Paper Tiger was performed in English for the first time at the 4th International Bertolt Brecht Conference in Austin, Texas,[8] with music composed by Raymond Benson.