in may 1992, several former employees of the magazine set up a special interest group under the name of the former magazine. in may 1993, the group produced the first issue of "theater der zeit. die zeitschrift für theater und politik" under the editorship of martin linzer. having been completely reworked, the magazine initially appeared every two months. since 2000, the magazine has once more been published on a monthly basis. members of the magazine's advisory board include artists and researchers such as friedrick dieckmann, erika fischer-lichte, and heiner goebbels. the magazine's current editor-in-chief, harald müller, have been in position since 2007 (2007-07/2014 with frank raddatz).