wɪððə səpˈoːɹt ʌvðə bɹˈɛxt ˈɛɹz ænd ðə sˈɛntɹəl kəmˈɪɾi ʌvðɪ ˌɛsˌiːdˈiː, mˈænfɹɪd wˈɛkwɚθ—hˌuː lˈeɪɾɚ wʌz ɹˈɛkəɡnˌaɪzd æz æn “ɪnfˈɔːɹməl kəlˈæboːɹˌeɪɾɚ” ʌvðə stˈæsi—səksˈiːdᵻd ɪn dˌɪsɛmpˈaʊɚɹɪŋ ɹˈuːθ bˈɜːɡaʊs ænd ɪnstˈɔːlɪŋ hɪmsˈɛlf æz dᵻɹˈɛktɚɹ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɛvən.
With the support of the Brecht heirs and the Central Committee of the SED, Manfred Wekwerth—who later was recognized as an “informal collaborator” of the Stasi—succeeded in disempowering Ruth Berghaus and installing himself as director in 1977.