Born on 30.12.1971 at Thun near Berne in Switzerland where he also grew up. After completing schooling he worked in various jobs including bookseller. Since 1997 he has been a freelance dramatist and writer of prose as well as producing theatre in Zürich. He founded the 400asa Theatre Group together with Samuel Schwarz. © Sebastian Hoppe
Prizes and Awards:
- 1998 Grant from the Lydia Eymann Foundation, Langenthal
- 2000 ZKB Prize (Zürich) for "Medeää. 214 Bildbeschreibungen"
- 2001 Thun Cultural Prize
- 2002 City of Zürich Cultural Award
- 2002 City of Berne Literary Award
- 2003 Berne Canton Book Prize
- 2003 Presentation of the Basel production of "Die sexuellen Neurosen unserer Eltern" ("Our Parents' Sexual Neuroses") at the Mülheim Theatre Days
- "Theater heute" Critics Prize for New Dramatists 2003
- Mülheimer Dramatikerpreis 2005 for "Der Bus" ("The Bus")
