Peter Brook
Sign in to saveEnglish theatre and film director (1925–2022)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1925-03-21
- Died
- 2022-07-02
- Works
- 67
Top works
- Nutting Road development
- Psychiatrists in Training
- Naḥwá masraḥ faqīr
- O Espaço Vazio
- Mahabharata
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Film & TV
Directing · London, England, UK
Peter Stephen Paul Brook CH CBE (March 21, 1925 – July 2, 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). With them, he directed the first English-language production in 1964 of Marat/Sade by Peter Weiss, which was transferred to…
Known for
- Belmondo: The Incorrigible2022
- Beckett by Brook — Self2018
- Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit — Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)2018
- Strehler: Il mago dei prodigi — Self2017
- The Roof — Peter Brook2016
- Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles — Self - Filmmaker2014
- The Tightrope — Self2012
- BAM150 — Self2012
- Carrière, 250 Meters — Self2011
- Filmmaking Without Boundaries: Interview with Peter Brook — Self - Interviewee2008
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 293
- Total plays
- 3,684
Tags
orchestralClassicalromanticfilm
Peter Brook (b. 1992 in Bath) is an amateur composer, cellist and bassoonist studying Music at the University of Chichester. He primarily writes orchestral music in a classical and film score style, though he has also written string quartets and solo piano music. As a cellist he possesses an ATCL Diploma and has performed in the Royal Albert Hall and before the Queen. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Peter+Brook">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Cutoff criteria for fit indexes in covariance structure analysis: Conventional criteria versus new alternatives
· 1999 · cited 84,576x
- A new method of classifying prognostic comorbidity in longitudinal studies: Development and validation
· 1987 · cited 42,104x
- QIIME allows analysis of high-throughput community sequencing data
· 2010 · cited 30,698x
- RoB 2: a revised tool for assessing risk of bias in randomised trials
· 2019 · cited 23,483x
- <i>PHENIX</i>: a comprehensive Python-based system for macromolecular structure solution
· 2010 · cited 23,272x
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Key facts
- Born
- Peter Stephen Paul Brook , ( 1925-03-21 ) 21 March 1925, Chiswick , England
- Died
- 2 July 2022 (2022-07-02) (aged 97), Paris, France
- Occupations
- Theatre and film director
- Years active
- 1943–2022
- Spouse
- Natasha Parry ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1951 ; died 2015 )
- Children
- Irina Simon
- Relatives
- Alexis Brook (brother) Valentin Pluchek (cousin)
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Key dates
- Born
- 21 March 1925
- Died
- 2 July 2022
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Paul
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Chiswick
- Place of death
- 15th arrondissement of Paris
- Spouse
- Natasha Parry
- Occupation
- director
- Educated at
- Gresham's School
- Employer
- Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord
Article
Peter Stephen Paul Brook CH CBE (21 March 1925 – 2 July 2022) was an English theatre and film director. Widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential figures in the history of twentieth-century theatre, he has received various accolades, including two Tony Awards, the Praemium Imperiale, the Prix Italia and the Europe Theatre Prize. In 2021, he was awarded India's Padma Shri.
Brook was based in France from the early 1970s, where he founded an international theatre company, playing in developing countries, in an approach of great simplicity. 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). With them, he directed the first English-language production in 1964 of Marat/Sade by Peter Weiss, which was transferred to Broadway in 1965 and won the Tony Award for Best Play, and Brook was named Best Director. He also directed films such as an iconic version of Lord of the Flies in 1963.