▁an ▁advert is ement ▁for ▁factory ▁workers ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁posted ▁in ▁The ▁Times . ▁She ▁per ished ▁in ▁the ▁en su ing ▁Hol oca ust , ▁but ▁he ▁was ▁sp ared . ▁ ▁T aus ig ▁returned ▁to ▁Austria ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁and ▁en rolled ▁in ▁the ▁Max ▁Rein hardt ▁Sem inar ▁in ▁Vienna . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁he ▁began ▁as ▁an ▁actor , ▁director ▁and ▁chief ▁editor ▁at ▁the ▁New ▁Theatre ▁in ▁the ▁Scala . ▁ ▁The ▁New ▁Theatre ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁after ▁which ▁T aus ig ▁worked ▁at ▁the ▁Deutsch es ▁Theater ▁and ▁the ▁Volks b üh ne ▁in ▁East ▁Berlin , ▁as ▁a ▁screen writer ▁and ▁director ▁of ▁sat ir ical ▁short ▁films ▁of ▁DE FA , ▁the ▁so - called ▁" D as ▁St ach elt ier ". ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁Zur ich ▁to ▁work ▁at ▁the ▁Schaus piel haus ▁as ▁a ▁free - l ance ▁actor ▁and ▁director . ▁A ▁de cade ▁later , ▁T aus ig ▁was ▁an ▁ensemble ▁member ▁and ▁director ▁at ▁the ▁Vienna ▁Burg the ater , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁active ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁ ▁T aus ig ▁also ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁fre el ance ▁artist ▁throughout ▁the ▁German - spe aking ▁world , ▁and ▁taught ▁courses ▁at ▁the ▁Max ▁Rein hardt ▁Sem inar . ▁He ▁frequently ▁wrote ▁and ▁directed ▁German ▁television ▁films . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁cre m ated ▁at ▁Feuer h