Let's make this birthday one to remember.

53 years old (Born on February 21, 1972)

Happy Birthday, Marius Vonmayenburg! May your day be brighter than the flames in "Fireface," and may your celebrations be as memorable (but far less destructive) than that groundbreaking night at Kammerspiele Munich. Your talent for igniting stages—and occasionally eyebrows—with provocative brilliance continues to inspire us all.

Here's hoping this year brings you even more awards, applause, and perhaps fewer existential crises among your characters. Keep writing plays that challenge our minds and tickle our dark humor; after all, nobody does theatrical pyrotechnics quite like you!

Cheers to another fiery year ahead—just remember: candles on cakes only!