Theater, Cinema

Peter Stephen Paul Brook

U.K. / March 21, 1925
Stage Director, International Centre for Theatre Creations

A quintessential stage director who has exerted an extraordinary, worldwide influence over theater and drama for four decades, he has continually broken the bonds of theatrical convention with works that are at once extremely classical yet fully contemporary, integrating both Eastern and Western theater at a level which transcends mere form.

BRIEF BIOGRAPHY

1925	Born in London, England
1945	Graduated from Oxford University
1946	Youngest guest director in history, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre (now, the Royal Shakespeare Theatre)
1947	Director or productions, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
1962	Associated with Royal Shakespeare Company
1971	Established International Center of Theater Research (CIRT) in Paris
1974	Director, International Center for Theater Creations (CICT) in Paris

AWARDS AND HONORS

1963	Grand Prix du Theatre des Nations, King Lear
1970	London Drama Critics' Award for Best Director, A Midsummer Night's Dream
1971	Tony Award for Best Director, New York, A Midsummer Night's Dream
1981	Grand Prix Dominique, Paris, The Cherry Orchard
1982	Grand Prix du Syndicat de la Critique Musicale et Dramatique, Paris, The Tragedy of Carmen

MAJOR WORKS

1955	Titus Andronicus
1962	King Lear
1964	Marat/Sade
1970	A Midsummer Night's Dream
1971	Orghast
1981	The Cherry Orchard The Tragedy of Carmen
1985	The Mahabharata
1990	The Tempest

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