Peter Brook

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Peter Brook
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Albert Hunt
By (author) Geoffrey Reeves
SeriesDirectors in Perspective
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:308
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 153
Category/GenreTheatre - technical and background skills
ISBN/Barcode 9780521296052
ClassificationsDewey:792.0233092
Audience
Professional & Vocational
General
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Illustrations 20 Halftones, unspecified

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 28 September 1995
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Peter Brook is regarded as one of the most important and influential directors today. In this fascinating study, Albert Hunt and Geoffrey Reeves chronicle Brook's development beginning with his earliest productions and concluding with some of his most recent and innovative work. The authors trace the director's work from the Birmingham Repertory Theatre to the Royal Shakespeare Company, the establishment of his own company and theatre at the Bouffes du Nord in Paris, and the creation of his unique theatrical style. Reeves and Hunt also focus on Brook outside the theatre including the film version of Mahabharata and his work for the opera house. The book will be of interest to theatre practitioners, students and scholars as well as to the general reader. It includes a chronology of Brook's theatre career and is illustrated with photographs from key productions.

Reviews

'The most complete account so far ... expert illuminating commentary as well as a detailed record of the work itself.' Michael Coveney, The Observer