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Was one of Britain's most respected and visionary Theatrical directors.

Brook's very first production of "Hamlet" was at the age of 7, for his parents, uncut and with himself in all the roles.

He was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award: The Times Award for Outstanding Contribution to British Theatre in 1994 (1993 season).

He was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Special Award in 1984 (1983 season) for his services to the theatre.

He was awarded the 1988 London Critics Circle Theatre Award (Drama Theatre Award) for Best Director for "The Mahabharata".

Created an honorary DLitt of the Universities of Birmingham, Strathclyde and Oxford.

He was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1965 Queen's New Year Honours List and a CH (Companion of Honour) in the 1998 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to Drama.

Won Broadway's Tony Award twice as Best Director (Dramatic): in 1966 for "Marat/Sade" and in 1971 for William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream". He was also Tony-nominated two other times: as Best Director in 1959 for Friedrich Dürrenmatt's "The Visit" and, in 1961, as Best Director (Musical) for "Irma la Douce".

He was awarded the French Officer of the Legion of Honour in 1995.

Ex-father-in-law of Neil Mullarkey.

With the Royal Shakespeare Company, Brook directed the first English-language production in 1964 of Marat/Sade by the German playwright Peter Weiss.

In 2021 he was awarded India's fourth highest civilian honour, the Padma Shri, for his valuable contributions towards art.

Brook collaborated with a range of directors, writers and actors during his career, notably actors Paul Scofield and Glenda Jackson; designers Georges Wakhévitch and Sally Jacobs, and writers Ted Hughes and William Golding.

His full name is Peter Stephen Paul Crook.