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Theatre Director

Peter Brook, born on March 21, 1925, is a world-renowned theatre director from the United Kingdom. His dramatic works are characterized by their unique style and emphasis on interaction between actors and audiences, making him one of the pioneers of modern theatre.

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Famous Peter Brook Quotes

“I can take any empty space and call it a bare stage.”

I Can Space Stage Empty Empty Space

Book:The Empty Space: A Book About the Theatre: Deadly, Holy, Rough, Immediate

Source: The Empty Space: A Book About the Theatre: Deadly, Holy, Rough, Immediate

“A word does not start as a word – it is an end product which begins as an impulse, stimulated by attitude and behaviour which dictates the need for expression.”

Needs Doe Ends Attitude Expression Products Impulse Behaviour Empty Space

Book:The Empty Space: A Book About the Theatre: Deadly, Holy, Rough, Immediate

Source: The Empty Space: A Book About the Theatre: Deadly, Holy, Rough, Immediate

“In the theatre, every form once born is mortal; every form must be reconceived, and its new conception will bear the marks of all the influences that surround it.”

Form Born Influence Bears Mark Theatre Mortals Conception Surround Empty Space

Book:The Empty Space: A Book About the Theatre: Deadly, Holy, Rough, Immediate

Source: The Empty Space: A Book About the Theatre: Deadly, Holy, Rough, Immediate

“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.”

Men I Can Space Walks Stage Needed Empty Theatre Engaged Empty Space

Book:The Empty Space: A Book About the Theatre: Deadly, Holy, Rough, Immediate

Source: The Empty Space: A Book About the Theatre: Deadly, Holy, Rough, Immediate

About the Author

Born: March 21, 1925
Known for: Theatre Director
Quotes: 29

Books & Sources

The Empty Space: A Book About the Theatre: Deadly, Holy, Rough, ImmediateRelated source material

Peter Brook: Threads Of Time: A MemoirRelated source material

The Shifting Point: Forty Years of Theatrical Exploration, 1946-87Related source material

There Are No Secrets: Thoughts on Acting and TheatreRelated source material

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