Peter Brook: Mystical giant who changed theatre forever
For many, Brook’s startling 1970 Royal Shakespeare Company production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream in a white-cube gymnasium was a turning point in world theatre. It inspired actress Helen Mirren to abandon her burgeoning mainstream career to join his nascent experimental company in Paris
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In this file photo taken on August 31, 2015 British theatre director Peter Brook gestures at the Bouffes du Nord theatre in Paris. AFP photo
By NewVision Reporter
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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