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The soul of Peter Brooks work as a director, actor and writer was in his productions noted for what he called "colour-rich", as opposed to "colour-blind", casting. In his view, when the audience sits bored, listening to a ...

Adrian Lester stripped back Hamlet with him, Janet Suzman can still hear the audience gasp, Glenda Jackson dug deep for the director and for Frances de la Tour he was incomparable

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.

Restlessly creative, the great director – who has died aged 97 – had an unparalleled ability to conjure a gleaming theatrical image

Author of the influential text 'The Empty Space,' London-born son of Jewish scientists reinvented the art of performance by taking it back to basics

He was called “the greatest innovator of his generation,” leaving an indelible mark with plays, musicals, opera and a relentless curiosity.

The esteemed British director, who has died aged 97, inspired each new generation of theatre creatives to be more daring and experimental

A tribute to Peter Brook, the pathbreaking British theater director who died at age 97.

The enfant terrible of British theatre, he worked with Britain's greatest actors but moved to France complaining about lack of funding

A tribute to Peter Brook, the pathbreaking British theater director who died at age 97.