LONDON, July 3 (Reuters) – British theater director Peter Brook, who wrote memorable readings of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’, ‘Mahabharata’ and ‘The Storm’, has died aged 97. , its publisher, Nick Hern Books, announced on Twitter on Sunday.
According to Le Monde, Peter Brook, who had lived in France since 1970, died on Saturday in Paris.
The theoretician of “empty space” and theatrical stripping, who intended to stimulate the public’s imagination by renouncing sets, had produced some of his most innovative productions at the Thâtre des Bouffes du Nord, his Parisian “fiefdom”.
Born in London on March 21, 1925, Peter Brook, who has also worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company and made films for television and cinema, received an honorary Molire in 2011. (William James and Raissa Kasolowsky, French version Sophie Louet)