Peter Hall (director)
Sir Peter Reginald Frederick Hall CBE (22 November 1930 – 11 September 2017) was a British director, playwright and actor.
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| Born | Peter Reginald Frederick Hall 22 November 1930 Bury St Edmunds, West Suffolk, England |
| Died | 11 September 2017 (aged 86) London, England |
| Occupation | Director, actor, playwright |
| Years active | 1953–2011 |
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Career
In 1955 he introduced London audiences to the work of Samuel Beckett with the UK premiere of Waiting for Godot. Hall founded the Royal Shakespeare Company (1960–68) and went on to build an international reputation in theatre, opera, movie and television. He was Director of the National Theatre (1973–88) and Artistic Director of Glyndebourne Festival Opera (1984-1990).
He formed The Peter Hall Company (1998-2011) and became founding director of The Rose Theatre, Kingston in 2003. Throughout his career, he has been a vociferous champion of public funding for the arts.[1]
Death
On the morning of 11 September 2017, Hall died at University College Hospital in London from pneumonia complicated by dementia, aged 86.[2]
References
- ↑ Horatia Harrod (30 July 2011). "Interview: Sir Peter Hall". The Telegraph. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/8673017/Interview-Sir-Peter-Hall.html.
- ↑ "Sir Peter Hall: Theatre giant dies aged 86". BBC News. 12 September 2017. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41237988. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
Other websites
- The Company: A Biographical Dictionary of the RSC: Online database Archived 2020-05-22 at the Wayback Machine
- Peter Hall (director) at the Internet Broadway Database
- Peter Hall on IMDb
- Peter Hall video at Web of Stories
- Fathom biography Archived 2006-03-14 at the Wayback Machine
- Godot almighty by Peter Hall
- Interview with Peter Hall by Bruce Duffie, November 5, 1987 (about opera)
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