Peter Hall

Known for DirectingBorn 1930-11-22Died 2017-09-11Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England

Sir Peter Reginald Frederick Hall CBE (22 November 1930 – 11 September 2017) was an English theatre, opera and film director. His obituary in The Times declared him "the most important figure in British theatre for half a century" and on his death, a Royal National Theatre statement declared that Hall's "influence on the artistic life of Britain in the 20th century was unparalleled". In 2018, the Laurence Olivier Awards, recognising achievements in London theatre, changed the award for Best Director to the Sir Peter Hall Award for Best Director. In 1955, Hall 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, film 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 was a tenacious champion of public funding for the arts.Read more

Movies & web series

The Oresteia

Fidelio

The Final Passage

The Wars of the Roses

The Shakespeare Sessions

The Wars of the Roses

Carmen - Glyndebourne Festival Opera

The Return of Ulysses to His Homeland

La Traviata

Akenfield

Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Albert Herring

Don Giovanni

When Mother Went on Strike

The Pedestrian

Jacob

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Perfect Friday

The Homecoming

Work Is a 4-Letter Word

The Camomile Lawn

She's Been Away

The South Bank Show

Never Talk to Strangers

Salomé

Seek

3 Into 2 Won't Go

Orpheus Descending

The Last Word

Film '72

Spin by David Shrigley

Monteverdi - L'Incoronazione Di Poppea

Beethoven's Fidelio

Mother Ireland

British Reggae

Salome - 1992