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[Off-Broadway, 2019]
Director
La Tragédie de Carmen
 
[Broadway, 1983]
Director
A Midsummer Night's Dream
 
[Broadway, 1971]
Director
The Physicists
 
[Broadway, 1964]
Director
Irma La Douce
 
[US Tour, 1962]
Director
Irma La Douce
 
[Broadway, 1960]
Director
The Fighting Cock
 
[Broadway, 1959]
Director
Irma La Douce
 
[West End, 1958]
Director
The Visit
 
[Broadway, 1958]
Director
House of Flowers
 
[Broadway, 1954]
Director
The Little Hut
 
[Broadway, 1953]
Director

Writing

Why?
Playwright

Awards and Nominations


winner
New York Drama Critics Circle Awards - 1980 - Special Citation

Peter BrookLe Centre International de Créations Théâtricales at La Mama


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 1971 - Outstanding Director

Peter Brook, A Midsummer Night's Dream


winner
Tony Awards - 1971 - Best Direction of a Play

Peter Brook, A Midsummer Night's Dream


winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 1966 - Best Director

Peter Brook, The Persecution and Assassination of Marat as performed by the Inmates of the Asylu of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade


winner
Tony Awards - 1966 - Best Direction of a Play

Peter Brook, Marat/Sade

Tony Awards - 1961 - Best Direction of a Musical

Peter Brook, Irma La Douce

Tony Awards - 1959 - Best Direction

Peter Brook, The Visit

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THE SECRET LIVES OF BABA SEGI’S WIVES Returns To Arcola Theatre Photo
THE SECRET LIVES OF BABA SEGI’S WIVES Returns To Arcola Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Apr 4, 2025

After its hit 2018 UK premiere, the adaptation of the bestselling novel by Lola Shoneyin, a tale of marital power dynamics and sexual politics, will return to Arcola Theatre
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2025 Critics’ Circle Theatre Award Winners Revealed
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 27, 2025

The Critics’ Circle Drama Section has revealed the winners of this year’s Theatre Awards 2025. These are the only awards to be entirely voted for by the professional theatre critics who are members of the Circle. See the list of winners here!
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BroadwayWorld Classifieds 3/13/2025; Jobs In Finance, Hospitality and More
by - Mar 13, 2025

This Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld for 3/13/2025 include new jobs for those looking to work in the theatre industry.
BroadwayWorld Classifieds 3/6/2025; Jobs In Marketing, Operations and More Photo
BroadwayWorld Classifieds 3/6/2025; Jobs In Marketing, Operations and More
by - Mar 6, 2025

This Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld for 3/6/2025 include new jobs for those looking to work in the theatre industry.
HEISENBERG, A Queer Reimagining Of Simon Stephens, Comes to Arcola Theatre Photo
HEISENBERG, A Queer Reimagining Of Simon Stephens, Comes to Arcola Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Feb 24, 2025

Reimagining Simon Stephens' 2015 play a decade later, Katharine Farmer's new direction of Heisenberg reinterprets the story of identity and loneliness as a queer female relationship.
DEAR MARTIN Comes to the Arcola Theatre Next Month Photo
DEAR MARTIN Comes to the Arcola Theatre Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Feb 6, 2025

Following an unexpected friendship between a psychopath in a high security hospital and his secret lover’s husband, Madeleine Brettingham’s debut play Dear Martin is a darkly comic commentary on mental health, connection and redemption. 
Yaron Lifschitz Receives International Society for the Performing Arts 2025 Distingu Photo
Yaron Lifschitz Receives International Society for the Performing Arts 2025 Distinguished Artist Award
by Stephi Wild - Dec 9, 2024

Circa’s Artistic Director and CEO Yaron Lifschitz has been announced as the recipient of the International Society for the Performing Arts (ISPA) 2025 Distinguished Artist Award.
Jamael Westman and Tom Moutchi Join WOLVES ON ROAD at the Bush Theatre Photo
Jamael Westman and Tom Moutchi Join WOLVES ON ROAD at the Bush Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Oct 24, 2024

Bush Theatre has announced that Tom Moutchi and Jamael Westman will appear as guest actors in the world premiere of Wolves On Road, a fast, funny, and furious new play from Beru Tessema (House of Ife), directed by Bush Theatre’s Associate Artistic Director, Daniel Bailey (Red Pitch, August in England). 
New Camerata Opera Presents LA TRAGEDIE DE CARMEN Photo
New Camerata Opera Presents LA TRAGEDIE DE CARMEN
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 24, 2024

New Camerata Opera announced a November performance of LA TRAGÉDIE DE CARMEN, offering a fresh take on Bizet's classic. The production promises an intimate and powerful experience for opera enthusiasts.
Cast Set For LAND OF THE FREE at Southwark Playhouse Borough Photo
Cast Set For LAND OF THE FREE at Southwark Playhouse Borough
by Stephi Wild - Sep 9, 2024

A new play exploring the assassination of Abraham Lincoln announced its cast ahead of its opening next month. The production promises a deep dive into the historical event with a fresh perspective.
Theatre For A New Audience Founder Jeffrey Horowitz To Retire Photo
Theatre For A New Audience Founder Jeffrey Horowitz To Retire
by Stephi Wild - Sep 4, 2024

Jeffrey Horowitz, Founder of Theatre for a New Audience, having led and grown the not-for-profit organization since 1979, will retire on August 31, 2025, at the end of TFANA's just-announced season of Shakespeare alongside plays by classical and contemporary playwrights.
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Cast Set For PRINCESS ESSEX at Shakespeare's Globe
by Stephi Wild - Aug 6, 2024

Shakespeare’s Globe has announced the cast of Princess Essex, directed by Robin Belfield (Twelfth Night, RSC), written by and starring Anne Odeke (A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Globe).
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Sigourney Weaver Will Make West End Debut in THE TEMPEST This December
by Stephi Wild - Jul 30, 2024

Sigourney Weaver will make her West End debut as Prospero in The Jamie Lloyd Company's new production of The Tempest at Theatre Royal Drury Lane beginning this December. Additionally, Tom Hiddleston will lead Much Ado About Nothing next year.
ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA: A DREAM OF PASSION To Have World Premiere At The Divine Photo
ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA: A DREAM OF PASSION To Have World Premiere At The Divine
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 23, 2024

Discover the world premiere of ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA: A DREAM OF PASSION, a new theatrical production exploring the timeless love story with a fresh perspective.
The Regional Premiere of WISH YOU WERE HERE Comes to Gloucester Stage Company Photo
The Regional Premiere of WISH YOU WERE HERE Comes to Gloucester Stage Company
by Stephi Wild - Jul 16, 2024

Gloucester Stage Company will continue its 45th-year celebration with the regional premiere of 'WISH YOU WERE HERE' by Pulitzer Prize Winner Sanaz Toossi.
UTOYA Comes to the Arcola Theatre in August Photo
UTOYA Comes to the Arcola Theatre in August
by Stephi Wild - Jun 10, 2024

A searing reflection on the domestic effects of societal trauma, Utoya offers a timely reminder of the threat of far-right extremism, inviting us to consider how tragedy can both bind people together and pull them further apart.
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Interview: Theatre Life with Simon Godwin
by Elliot Lanes - Jun 5, 2024

Today’s subject Simon Godwin is currently living his theatre life as the Artistic Director of DC’s Tony Award winning Shakespeare Theatre Company (STC). He assumed the position in 2019 succeeding the company’s founder Michael Kahn after a stunning 33-year reign.
Renée Fleming to Headline Tulsa Opera's 77th Season Photo
Renée Fleming to Headline Tulsa Opera's 77th Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 14, 2024

Join Tulsa Opera's 77th season featuring international superstar soprano Renée Fleming. Learn more about programming and see how to purchase tickets.
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by Cheryl Markosky - May 13, 2024

In the summer of 1962, Sir Laurence Olivier invited lighting designer Richard Pilbrow to 'sort out the bloody awful lighting' at Chichester Theatre two days before it opened. Pilbrow replied there was nothing he could do in so short a time. 'Well, you're no bloody use, are you?' Olivier quipped.
Video: Watch a Trailer for THE BOOK OF GRACE at Arcola Theatre Photo
Video: Watch a Trailer for THE BOOK OF GRACE at Arcola Theatre
by Blair Ingenthron - May 11, 2024

Watch a trailer for Arcola Theatre's production of The Book of Grace, a fierce family drama set against the backdrop of the Mexico-United States border by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks, in the video here!
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many shows has Peter Brook written?

Peter Brook has written 2 shows including Love Is My Sin (Adapter), Why? (Playwright).

What awards has Peter Brook been nominated for?

Special Citation (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for Le Centre International de Créations Théâtricales at La Mama, Outstanding Director (Drama Desk Awards) for A Midsummer Night's Dream, Best Direction of a Play (Tony Awards) for A Midsummer Night's Dream, Best Director (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for The Persecution and Assassination of Marat as performed by the Inmates of the Asylu of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade, Best Direction of a Play (Tony Awards) for Marat/Sade, Best Direction of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Irma La Douce and Best Direction (Tony Awards) for The Visit.

What awards has Peter Brook won?

Peter Brook has won several prestigious awards, including the Special Citation from the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards for Le Centre International de Créations Théâtrales at La Mama. He received the Outstanding Director award from the Drama Desk Awards for A Midsummer Night's Dream and the Best Direction of a Play award from the Tony Awards for the same production, A Midsummer Night's Dream. Additionally, he won the Best Director award from the Outer Critics Circle Awards for The Persecution and Assassination of Marat as performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade, and he also earned the Best Direction of a Play award at the Tony Awards for Marat/Sade.

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