Anthony Vivis obituary by Michael Coveney

Distinguished translator of postwar German playsAnthony Vivis, who has died suddenly aged 70, was a renowned translator of postwar German plays that habitually documented mythical misery in the urban jungle while relating to the ingrained tradition of Brecht, Georg Büchner, Gerhart Hauptmann and Schiller.In an age when it is sometimes difficult to apportion blame or praise to a "new version" from a foreign language …

« Back to BroadwayStars