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Peter Stephen Paul Brook[ 1] CH CBE (21 March 1925 – 2 July 2022) was an English theatre and film director. He worked first in England, from 1945 at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre, from 1947 at the Royal Opera House, and from 1962 for the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC).
Jun 28, 2024 · Peter Brook (born March 21, 1925, London, England—died July 2, 2022, Paris, France) was an English producer-director of Shakespeare’s plays whose daring productions of other dramatists’ works contributed significantly to the development of the 20th century’s avant-garde stage.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Jul 3, 2022 · Peter Brook, whose ambitious, adventurous and endlessly creative stage work ranged across seven decades on both sides of the Atlantic and earned him a place among the greatest theater directors...
- Benedict Nightingale
Jul 3, 2022 · Theater and film director Peter Brook has died. He was 97. Brook's work spanned seven decades and ranged from star-studded Shakespeare productions to radical experiments in theater form.
- Bob Mondello
Jul 3, 2022 · Peter Brook, a two-time Tony-winner, an Emmy-winner, Olivier Award, and recipient of distinguished honors for his contributions to the arts from Great Britain, France, Spain,...
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Jul 4, 2022 · Director Peter Brook, whose ground-breaking stage productions transformed 20th-century theater, has died aged 97, according to his publisher, Nick Hern Books.
Jul 3, 2022 · The British-born director was known for his experimental and daring productions of Shakespeare, opera, musicals and more. He died in Paris, where he lived since the 1970s and founded the International Center for Theatre Creations.