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West End to dim lights in honour of ‘visionary director’ Peter Brook

The theatre and film director has been remembered as a ‘giant of European theatre’.

The Independent UK · Jul 4, 2022

Renowned Paris-based theatre director Peter Brook dies aged 97

British-born, Paris resident for more than 50 years, dramatist Peter Brook died on Saturday, aged 97, according to the director’s entourage, who was cited by Le Monde.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 3, 2022

Theatre and film director Peter Brook dies aged 97, says French media

His publisher said he ‘leaves behind an incredible artistic legacy’.

The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2022

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Peter Brook, Paris-based British theatre visionary, dies at 97

Peter Brook, who has died aged 97, was among the most influential theatre directors of the 20th century, reinventing the art by paring it back to drama’s most basic and powerful elements.

France 24 · Jul 3, 2022

Peter Brook, influential theatre visionary, dies aged 97

The director’s landmark achievements include a nine-hour Mahabharata, putting Shakespeare on trapezes and directing Olivier, Gielgud and Scofield at the RSC

The Guardian - UK · Jul 3, 2022

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