Walter Meierjohann: Director

Where would we find you on a rainy Sunday afternoon?

Walter Meierjohann, Associate Director at the Young Vic Theatre Sunday is Hampstead Heath Day: a 2-hour walk in sunshine, rain or snow. Afterwards we always have a coffee in one of the cafes near the heath.

What do you do to recreate Germany in the UK for yourself when you feel homesick?

I start my day with Spiegel online, regularly phone friends in Berlin and sing German lullabies to my baby girl - that’s pretty impressive I’d say.

Which German author or book is a must-read in English?

Berlin Alexanderplatz by Doeblin.

Which German band or singer has the best chance to make it big in Britain?

I played Peter Fox to my English friends a year ago and they all started dancing to Schwarz zu Blau, so that should be a good start, also Element of Crime should manage to break through…