The German director Thomas Ostermeier (1968) is artistic director of the Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz and works as guest director in Hamburg, Munich and on several other leading European stages. He has won countless prizes and awards for his work in Germany and at various festivals throughout Europe. Ibsen’s work (A Doll’s House) forms a prominent part of his repertoire, alongside stagings of Shakespeare (Hamlet) and Sarah Kane (Blasted). Ghosts was his first directorial foray with Toneelgroep Amsterdam.