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Monty Norman obituary

Composer of the James Bond theme who made a great contribution to British musicals in the 1950s and 60s

The Guardian - UK

Peter Brook’s Lord of the Flies screen test, egg adverts and TV wit

Letters: Simon Surtees on his memorable first meeting with the director, and Peter Rankin on his work on commercials and an appearance on Late Night Line-Up

The Guardian - UK

Peter Brook, theatre genius who staged 'The Mahabharata', dies at 97

Peter Brook, the British-born director who won Tonys and Emmys, and was conferred the Padma Shri last year, and is best known for his theatre work ranging from Broadway's "Marat/Sade" and "Irma La Douce" to experimental productions such as "The Mahabarata", has died, reports 'Variety'. He was 97.

The Times of India

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Appreciation: The radical majesty of British theater director Peter Brook

I've been fortunate to have met a number of geniuses in my years as a theater critic but only one who was a true sage.

Los Angeles Times

‘The greatest director the world has ever seen’ – actors salute Peter Brook

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

The Guardian - UK

Peter Brook was a theatrical pathfinder and a man of boundless curiosity

In our many meetings, the director’s conversation was as invigorating as the way he led audiences through the night in his staging of The Mahabharata

The Guardian - UK

West End to dim lights in honour of ‘visionary director’ Peter Brook

The theatre and film director has been remembered as a ‘giant of European theatre’.

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Visionary British Theater Director Peter Brook Dies Aged 97

Peter Brook, one of the world's most innovative theater 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…

Asharq Al-Awsat

An ever innovative director, Peter Brook reminded us how high the stakes of theatre can be

I can take any empty space and call it a bare stage. A man walks across this empty space whilst someone else is watching him, and this is all that is needed for an act of theatre to be engaged.

The Conversation

Peter Brook, influential British theater director, dies at 97

Among the Tony winner’s works seen in Chicago were “Carmen,” “Hamlet” and “Battlefield.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Peter Brook: Visionary theatre director who brought plays to life

From post-war wunderkind of the West End to avant-garde interpreter of other dramatists’ work, Brook spanned seven decades of experimental stagecraft in a quest to bring modernism into 20th-century theatre

The Independent UK

Influential theater director Peter Brook dies at 97

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.

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British theater, film director Peter Brook dies at age 97

British theater and film director Peter Brook has died at age 97

The Independent UK

Renowned Paris-based theatre director Peter Brook dies aged 97

British-born, Paris resident for more than 50 years, dramatist Peter Brook died on Saturday, aged 97, according to the director’s entourage, who was cited by Le Monde.

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The Independent UK

Peter Brook death: ‘Genius’ theatre director dies aged 97

‘The man was a giant in our field,’ Adrian Lester tweeted

Reuters

Visionary British theatre director Peter Brook dies aged 97

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 Independent UK

Theatre and film director Peter Brook dies aged 97, says French media

His publisher said he ‘leaves behind an incredible artistic legacy’.

Evening Standard

Peter Brook dead: Legendary theatre director dies aged 97

Legendary theatre director Peter Brook has died at the age of 97.

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France 24

Peter Brook, Paris-based British theatre visionary, dies at 97

Peter Brook, who has died aged 97, was among the most influential theatre directors of the 20th century, reinventing the art by paring it back to drama’s most basic and powerful elements.

The Guardian - UK

Peter Brook’s legacy is everywhere in today’s theatre

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

The Guardian - UK

Peter Brook obituary

Revered and influential theatre director who took drama out of the auditorium to stages and spaces all over the world

The Guardian - UK

Peter Brook: the great seeker of British theatre

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

The Guardian - UK

'I can take any empty space and call it a bare stage': 10 of the best Peter Brook quotes

The great director, who has died aged 97, on Shakespeare, British theatre, critics – and trusting your hunches

The Guardian - UK

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

Glasgow Live

Glasgow's historic 'secret' garden that hardly anybody knows about

The stunning gardens tucked behind the Tramway Theatre in Pollokshields have been open to the public since 2003, previously housing almost 300 of the horses who drove the city's trams.

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