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Peter Brook, influential theatre visionary, dies aged 97

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Peter Brook won in the United Kingdom with Samuel Beckett's Oh les beaux jours in 1997. After more than 35 years of adventure at the Bouffes du Nord, he left theater management in 2010 at the age of 85. In addition to plays, he directed several operas such as The Magic Flute and directed a dozen films.

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BBC News

Peter Brook: British stage directing great dies aged 97

His works, featuring theatre's most distinguished names, both enthralled and shocked audiences.

1 year ago·United Kingdom

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News18 India

Legendary British Theatre Director Peter Brook, Known For Staging The Mahabharata, Passes Away

Brook — who had been based in France since 1974 — died in Paris on Saturday. A statement from his publisher confirmed his death on Sunday.

1 year ago·India

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The Guardian

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

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Hindu

Visionary British theatre director Peter Brook, 97, passes away

Brook put on plays in gymnasiums, deserted factories, quarries, schools and old gas works in towns around the world.

1 year ago·India

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Reuters

Visionary British theatre director Peter Brook dies aged 97

LONDON - Peter Brook, one of the world's most innovative theatre 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 to Hindu epic poems. Brook put on plays in

1 year ago·United Kingdom

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CTV News

British theatre, film director Peter Brook dies at age 97

Peter Brook, a British theatre and film director known for an influential and distinguished career which saw him garner worldwide acclaim, has died. He was 97.

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