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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 ...
He was the Artistic Director of The Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon from 1960-68. He took over direction of the National Theatre from Lord Laurence Olivier in 1973, shortly after leaving the RSC. He was knighted and later known as Sir Peter Hall. Born November 22, 1930.
Jun 11, 2024 · Peter Hall (born November 22, 1930, Bury Saint Edmonds, Suffolk, England—died September 11, 2017, London) was an English theatrical manager and director who held notably successful tenures as director of the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre.
Director: Three Into Two Won't Go. Sir Peter Hall directed his first play while he was still a student. He soon achieved prominence as a stage director. He started his occasional film work in 1968 with Work Is a Four Letter Word (1968).
Sep 12, 2017 · Legendary theater director Sir Peter Hall might have ended up the grand old man of British theater, but he came from modest beginnings — Hall was born in 1930 in Suffolk, England to a father...
Sep 15, 2017 · Peter Hall, who created the Royal Shakespeare Company at the age of 29, oversaw the UK National Theatre's move to the south bank of the River Thames and exerted a commanding influence on...
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).
