As Minister of culture, Bettina Martin (SPD) on Wednesday, agreed to the shareholders ' meeting of the two personnel decisions. The Minister of Association of the for the season 2021/22 planned change in leadership with the request that Reports on the state of theatre in the future, "back to the art stand in the foreground may". The depth of discord between the staff and the outgoing Director Lars Tietje had overlaid the artistic work of the tradition-rich house for many years. The new General Director and artistic Director Hans-Georg Wegner is so far as an Opera Director at the German national theatre in Weimar. Christian Schwandt comes from the theatre in Lübeck, was previously, but also as a Commercial Director of the Theater and Orchester GmbH Neubrandenburg/Neustrelitz in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.