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How Theatre Helped Bring Down The Berlin Wall 30 Years Ago Today

THEATRE Posted: November 4, 2019 9:29 am

What is intriguing is that the collapse of East Germany was, in many ways, a piece of theatre. The Alexanderplatz demonstration, one of the largest in GDR history, had been planned by actors and directors from leading East German theatres. They invited playwrights and actors to address the crowds, alongside dissidents and politicians. They even had a baddie: the former deputy head of the Stasi secret police spoke – and was booed. – The Guardian

THEATRE Published: 11.01.19

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