!!!Blaha, Paul b. Maribor (Slovenia), April 17, 1925, journalist, theatre director. After 1946 journalist in Linz, co-founder of a cellar theatre in Linz, 1961-1979 drama critic for the "Kurier" newspaper; 1979-1987 director of the Vienna Volkstheater (renovated the main theatre, established a drama school for the Volkstheater and founded the Volkstheater studio to cater for experimental plays (1981-1986). His progressive and political style was often misunderstood by both critics and audience. !Works novels: Schoene freie Welt, 1991; Die Hinterbliebenen, 1994; Recherche, 1996. !Literature G. Schloegl, Der Theaterkritiker P. B. als Direktor des Wiener Volkstheaters 1979/1980-1987, 4 vols., 1994-1995. %%language [Back to the Austrian Version|AEIOU/Blaha,_Paul|class='wikipage austrian'] %% [{FreezeArticle author='AEIOU' template='Lexikon_1995_englisch'}] [{ALLOW view All}][{ALLOW comment All}][{ALLOW edit FreezeAdmin}]