Paul Glaser is an award-winning Swedish director with a background in theater, dance, and music. He was initially trained as a classical dancer at the distinguished Royal Swedish Ballet School in Stockholm, as well as studying music and drama. After a successful onstage career in theatres all over Europe with critically acclaimed performances such as Tony in West Side Story, Jack in Into the Woods, or Rum Tum Tugger in Cats, he is now the artistic director of The English Theatre of Hamburg as well as a writer and composer. In recent years he is primarily known for his productions of straight theater and stage adaptations of classics such as Charles Dickens's "Great Expectations", celebrated by theatre critics and audiences alike. With his distinct and unmatched skillset, Paul Glaser continues to push the boundaries of theatrical storytelling, leaving an indelible mark on the industry.

Comment by Hugh Quarshie:

“Paul Glaser is a multi-talented artist and something of a polyglot.  I first encountered him as a singer-dancer-actor in Hamburg in the early nineties, performing in German while switching effortlessly in conversation between English and his native Swedish.

It was only later that I became aware of his song writing, composing and recording skills.  It came as no surprise to learn that he was also a skilled and sensitive director.  His appointment as Artistic Director of The English Theatre of Hamburg led to a transformation of that venerable if hidebound institution.  He has shown himself to be a director of good taste, sound commercial judgement and unflagging stamina.  That he kept it going through the lockdowns is in itself impressive; that he did so with invention and style is quite simply astonishing.

I commend him to you.”

Hugh Quarshie

Actor, producer, writer, director

RSC Associate Artist

MA Oxon

D Phil Honoris Causa University of East Anglia

 Photo of Paul by Tania Hall.