Sir Peter Hall

Synopsis: Peter Hall talks about his life and work. The video is presented in 5 parts divided into 40 segments (or stories) of about 4 minutes each. Sir Peter Hall talks about his early life, life at Cambridge University, the forming of the Royal Shakespeare Company, running the National Theatre, directing opera, his dislike (mostly) of musicals, casting, politics and subsidy, censorship, and the state of the theatre today which he fears is moving towards the right. A full transcript is also available from the site.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Multimedia
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Year of release: 2007
Duration: 180c

Production type: Documentary/Educational/News
Subjects: Drama
Keywords: Royal Shakespeare Company; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Stage directing; Hall, Peter; National Theatre (London)

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