Known For
Directing
Born
Nov 22, 1930
Died
Sep 11, 2017
Place of Birth
Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Credits
38 titles
Peter Hall
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
Seek
Producer
Spin by David Shrigley
Director
Rossini: La cenerentola
Stage Director
The Shakespeare Sessions
The Final Passage
Director
Never Talk to Strangers
Director
Jacob
Director
Salomé
Director
The Camomile Lawn
Director
Orpheus Descending
Director
She's Been Away
Director
La Traviata
Director
Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder
Cinematography
Carmen - Glyndebourne Festival Opera
Director
Albert Herring
Director
Monteverdi - L'Incoronazione Di Poppea
Director
The Oresteia
Director
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Director
Fidelio
Co-Director
Beethoven's Fidelio
Co-Director
The South Bank Show
Self
Don Giovanni
Director
British Reggae
Host
Mother Ireland
The Last Word
Leo
Akenfield
Director
When Mother Went on Strike
Dr. Harry Kemper
The Homecoming
Director
The Pedestrian
Rudolf Hartmann
The Return of Ulysses to His Homeland
Stage Director
Film '72
Self
Perfect Friday
Director
3 Into 2 Won't Go
Director
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Director
Work Is a 4-Letter Word
Director
The Wars of the Roses
Stage Director
The Wars of the Roses
Director
Salome - 1992
Stage Director