- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- November 22, 1930
- Place of Birth
- Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England
- Died
- September 11, 2017
Peter Hall
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 Waiting for Godot. 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 Fe…
Filmography
movieSeek
2020 · Producer
movieSpin by David Shrigley
2005 · Director
movieRossini: La cenerentola
2005 · Stage Director
The Shakespeare Sessions
movieThe Shakespeare Sessions
2003
movieThe Final Passage
1996 · Director
movieNever Talk to Strangers
1995 · Director
movieJacob
1994 · Director
Salomé
movieSalomé
1992 · Director
tvThe Camomile Lawn
1992 · Director
movieOrpheus Descending
1990 · Director, Screenplay
movieShe's Been Away
1989 · Director
movieLa Traviata
1987 · Director
tvMiss Marple: Sleeping Murder
1987 · Cinematography
movieCarmen - Glyndebourne Festival Opera
1985 · Director
movieAlbert Herring
1985 · Director
movieMonteverdi - L'Incoronazione Di Poppea
1984 · Director
movieThe Oresteia
1983 · Director
movieA Midsummer Night's Dream
1981 · Director
movieBeethoven's Fidelio
1980 · Co-Director
movieFidelio
1980 · Co-Director
tvThe South Bank Show
1978 · Self
movieDon Giovanni
1977 · Director
British Reggae
movieBritish Reggae
1976 · Host
movieMother Ireland
1976
movieThe Last Word
1975 · Leo
movieAkenfield
1974 · Director, Producer
movieWhen Mother Went on Strike
1974 · Dr. Harry Kemper
movieThe Homecoming
1973 · Director
movieThe Pedestrian
1973 · Rudolf Hartmann
The Return of Ulysses to His Homeland
movieThe Return of Ulysses to His Homeland
1973 · Stage Director
Film '72
tvFilm '72
1971 · Self
moviePerfect Friday
1970 · Director
movie3 Into 2 Won't Go
1969 · Director
movieA Midsummer Night's Dream
1968 · Director
movieWork Is a 4-Letter Word
1968 · Director
movieThe Wars of the Roses
1965 · Director
tvThe Wars of the Roses
1965 · Stage Director
Salome - 1992
movieSalome - 1992
— · Stage Director