Lukas Langhoff, born in Berlin in 1964, first worked as an assistant director at the Berliner Volksbühne, mainly with Frank Castorf, Johann Kresnik and Christoph Schlingensief, then as artistic director of the Prater at the Berliner Volksbühne. He has been directing since 1996. Langhoff was invited to the 2012 Berlin Theatertreffen with his production of Ein Volksfeind at the Bonn Theatre.