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Composer of the James Bond theme who made a great contribution to British musicals in the 1950s and 60s

The Guardian - UK · Jul 11, 2022

Peter Brook’s Lord of the Flies screen test, egg adverts and TV wit

Letters: Simon Surtees on his memorable first meeting with the director, and Peter Rankin on his work on commercials and an appearance on Late Night Line-Up

The Guardian - UK · Jul 8, 2022

Peter Brook, theatre genius who staged 'The Mahabharata', dies at 97

Peter Brook, the British-born director who won Tonys and Emmys, and was conferred the Padma Shri last year, and is best known for his theatre work ranging from Broadway's "Marat/Sade" and "Irma La Douce" to experimental productions such as "The Mahabarata", has died, reports 'Variety'. He was 97.

The Times of India · Jul 7, 2022

Visionary British Theater Director Peter Brook Dies Aged 97

Peter Brook, one of the world's most innovative theater directors who perfected the art of staging powerful drama in bizarre venues, has died aged 97, his publisher said on Sunday. The British director used the world as his stage mounting productions ranging from challenging versions of Shakespeare through international opera…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 4, 2022

An ever innovative director, Peter Brook reminded us how high the stakes of theatre can be

I can take any empty space and call it a bare stage. A man walks across this empty space whilst someone else is watching him, and this is all that is needed for an act of theatre to be engaged.

The Conversation · Jul 4, 2022

Peter Brook, influential British theater director, dies at 97

Among the Tony winner’s works seen in Chicago were “Carmen,” “Hamlet” and “Battlefield.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 3, 2022

Peter Brook: Visionary theatre director who brought plays to life

From post-war wunderkind of the West End to avant-garde interpreter of other dramatists’ work, Brook spanned seven decades of experimental stagecraft in a quest to bring modernism into 20th-century theatre

The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2022

Influential theater director Peter Brook dies at 97

Brook's work ranged from classical star-studded productions to radical experiments in theater. He reinvented King Lear and explored the fragility of civilization in the film Lord of the Flies.

WEKU · Jul 3, 2022

British theater, film director Peter Brook dies at age 97

British theater and film director Peter Brook has died at age 97

The Independent UK · Jul 3, 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