!!!Wochinz, Herbert

b. Villach, Nov. 15, 1925, director and managing director. Studied in 
Paris from 1950-1955 (where he met M. Marceau, S. Beckett, E. Ionesco, 
J. Cocteau, J. Genet); 1956 actor and director at the Vienna Theater 
der Courage; founded the Vienna Theater am Fleischmarkt in 1958 
(premières of French avant-garde plays); scenery created by 
different stage designers, for example W.  Hutter, J.  Mikl and W.  
Bertoni). Founded and ran the theatre "Komoedienspiele Porcia" at 
Spittal an der Drau in 1961, which performs well-known comedies from 
Austria and abroad. Managing director at the Klagenfurt Stadttheater 
from 1968-1992, which he made very popular in Carinthia through its 
vast repertoire (ranging from classical to modern plays).

!Literature
F. Hubmann and A. Brandstetter, H. W. Vom 
Endspiel zum Theater der Freude, 1994; G. Schmidauer (ed.), Ein Leben 
fuer die Komoedie. H. W. und das leichte Lachen von Porcia, 2000.


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