Peter Hall

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1930-11-22 (87 years old)

Deathday

2017-09-11

Place of Birth

Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England

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 W...

Acting

1973

The Pedestrian

as Rudolf Hartmann

1976

1974

When Mother Went on Strike

as Dr. Harry Kemper

1975

Production

1994

Jacob

as Director

1970

Perfect Friday

as Director

1973

The Homecoming

as Director

2020

Seek

as Producer

1989

She's Been Away

as Director

1969

1965

1990

1987

La Traviata

as Director

1974

Akenfield

as Director

1992

Salomé

as Director

1977

Don Giovanni

as Director

1974

Akenfield

as Producer

1985

Albert Herring

as Director

1996

1983

The Oresteia

as Director

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Fidelio

as Director

1990

Orpheus Descending

as Screenplay

2005

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