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Peter Brook(1925-2022)

  • Writer
  • Director
  • Additional Crew
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Peter Brook in Peter Brook: The Tightrope (2012)
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Born in London, Peter was educated at Westminster, and Magdalen College Oxford. He has staged numerous productions for Birmingham Rep, Stratford Upon Avon and Broadway. In 1962 he was appointed Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company, a position he held for 2 decades. His most famous stage productions have been Marat/Sade, Tempest, The Visit, Faust, The Fighting Cock, King Lear, Irma LaDouce, and House Of Flowers.
BornMarch 21, 1925
DiedJuly 2, 2022(97)
BornMarch 21, 1925
DiedJuly 2, 2022(97)
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  • Awards
    • 5 wins & 6 nominations total

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Known for

James Aubrey, Tom Chapin, and Hugh Edwards in Sa majesté des mouches (1963)
Sa majesté des mouches
6.9
  • Writer(uncredited)
  • 1963
Marat/Sade (1967)
Marat/Sade
7.5
  • Director
  • 1967
Rencontres avec des hommes remarquables (1979)
Rencontres avec des hommes remarquables
7.2
  • Writer
  • 1979
Tell Me Lies (1968)
Tell Me Lies
6.9
  • Writer
  • 1968

Credits

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Writer



  • Peter Brook's the Mahabharata (8K) (2024)
    Peter Brook's the Mahabharata (8K)
    • Writer
    • 2024
  • Peter Brook in Peter Brook: The Tightrope (2012)
    Peter Brook: The Tightrope
    7.3
    • writer
    • 2012
  • The Tragedy of Hamlet (2002)
    The Tragedy of Hamlet
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • adaptation
    • 2002
  • Le mahâbhârata (1989)
    Le mahâbhârata
    7.8
    TV Mini Series
    • screenplay
    • 1990
  • Jeremy Irons, Alain Delon, and Ornella Muti in Un amour de Swann (1984)
    Un amour de Swann
    6.5
    • screenplay
    • 1984
  • La tragédie de Carmen (1983)
    La tragédie de Carmen
    7.6
    • adapted by
    • 1983
  • Rencontres avec des hommes remarquables (1979)
    Rencontres avec des hommes remarquables
    7.2
    • adapted for the screen by
    • 1979
  • Le Roi Lear (1970)
    Le Roi Lear
    7.2
    • Writer
    • 1970
  • Tell Me Lies (1968)
    Tell Me Lies
    6.9
    • adaptation
    • 1968
  • The White Bus (1967)
    Ride of the Valkyrie
    5.6
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1967
  • Puhelinkioski
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1964
  • James Aubrey, Tom Chapin, and Hugh Edwards in Sa majesté des mouches (1963)
    Sa majesté des mouches
    6.9
    • writer (uncredited)
    • 1963
  • Allo! Balham 92-13
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1961
  • Box for One (1958)
    Box for One
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1958
  • ITV Play of the Week (1955)
    ITV Play of the Week
    6.6
    TV Series
    • screenplay
    • 1957

Director



  • Peter Brook's the Mahabharata (8K) (2024)
    Peter Brook's the Mahabharata (8K)
    • Director
    • 2024
  • Beckett by Brook (2018)
    Beckett by Brook
    7.8
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2018
  • The Tragedy of Hamlet (2002)
    The Tragedy of Hamlet
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2002
  • Le mahâbhârata (1989)
    Le mahâbhârata
    7.8
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1990
  • La tragédie de Carmen (1983)
    La tragédie de Carmen
    7.6
    • Director
    • 1983
  • La cerisaie (1982)
    La cerisaie
    7.8
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1982
  • Mesure pour mesure
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1979
  • Rencontres avec des hommes remarquables (1979)
    Rencontres avec des hommes remarquables
    7.2
    • Director
    • 1979
  • NET Playhouse (1964)
    NET Playhouse
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1970
  • Le Roi Lear (1970)
    Le Roi Lear
    7.2
    • Director
    • 1970
  • Tell Me Lies (1968)
    Tell Me Lies
    6.9
    • Director
    • 1968
  • The White Bus (1967)
    Ride of the Valkyrie
    5.6
    Short
    • Director
    • 1967
  • Marat/Sade (1967)
    Marat/Sade
    7.5
    • Director
    • 1967
  • James Aubrey, Tom Chapin, and Hugh Edwards in Sa majesté des mouches (1963)
    Sa majesté des mouches
    6.9
    • Director
    • 1963
  • Moderato cantabile (1960)
    Moderato cantabile
    6.9
    • Director
    • 1960

Additional Crew



  • Don Giovanni (2003)
    Don Giovanni
    8.7
    TV Movie
    • directed for stage
    • 2003
  • Ute Lemper chante Kurt Weill (1992)
    Ute Lemper chante Kurt Weill
    8.8
    TV Special
    • artistic director: theater
    • 1992
  • La cerisaie (1982)
    La cerisaie
    7.8
    TV Movie
    • directed for stage
    • 1982
  • Mesure pour mesure
    TV Movie
    • stage director
    • 1979
  • Timon d'Athènes
    TV Movie
    • stage director
    • 1975
  • Omnibus (1952)
    Omnibus
    8.2
    TV Series
    • staged by
    • 1953

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Personal details

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  • Official sites
    • Artist's
    • Discogs
  • Alternative name
    • Sir Peter Brook
  • Born
    • March 21, 1925
    • London, England, UK
  • Died
    • July 2, 2022
    • Paris, France(natural causes)
  • Spouse
    • Natasha ParryNovember 3, 1951 - July 22, 2015 (her death, 2 children)
  • Children
      Irina Brook
  • Relatives
      Alexis Brook(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Book: "The Empty Space".
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Biographical Movie
    • 4 Print Biographies
    • 1 Interview
    • 7 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Was one of Britain's most respected and visionary Theatrical directors.
  • Quotes
    Directors have repeatedly learned, to their cost, that the result isn't as rich or lively when you impose yourself consciously on an actor as when, by some other means, he manages to achieve the effect for himself.

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  • When did Peter Brook die?
    July 2, 2022
  • How did Peter Brook die?
    Natural causes
  • How old was Peter Brook when he died?
    97 years old
  • Where did Peter Brook die?
    Paris, France
  • When was Peter Brook born?
    March 21, 1925

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