Lucia Bihler

The theatre director Lucia Bihler, born in Munich in 1988, studied theatre directing at the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts in
Berlin.
After completing her studies, she directed plays at various theatres in Germany and Austria. Her adaptation of Robert Menasse's novel *Die Hauptstadt* premiered at the Schauspielhaus Wien in 2018 and was invited to the renowned „Radikal jung“ festival in Munich. In the 2019/20 season, she directed *Hedda Gabler* at the Münchner Volkstheater, for which she received another invitation to „Radikal jung“ the following year. From 2019 to 2021, Lucia Bihler was resident director at the Volksbühne Berlin. During this time, she staged *Final Fantasy* and *Iphigenie. Traurig und geil im Taurerland*. She has realised further works at the Schauspielhaus Hamburg and the National Theatre Oslo.
Since 2021 she has enjoyed a close collaboration with Schauspiel Köln, the Münchner Volkstheater and the Burgtheater Wien. Her staging there of Die Eingeborenen von Maria Blut (Maria Lazar) was invited to the Berlin Theatertreffen in 2023 and, like Die Verwandlung (Franz Kafka), was nominated for the Nestroy Prize in the „Best Direction“ category.