Speaking is part of a whole: an expression of inner life. Cicely Berry has based her work on the conviction that while all is present in nature our natural instincts…

This text concentrates on Brook’s early years and his innovative achievements in opera, television, film and theatre. His productions are viewed seperately, in chronological order, suggesting Brook’s developing and changing…

The story of a journey. In December 1972, the director Peter Brook and a troupe of actors (Helen Mirren and Yoshi Oida among them) left their Paris base to emerge…

The former director of the Royal Shakespeare Company and current head of the International Centre for Theatre Creation in Paris presents three wide-ranging essays on his work - how he…

Contending that a search for realism distorts the writing of Crebillon, Marivaux, Laclos, and Stendahl, Peter Brooks considers their novels with reference to the manner in which the characters explore…

This book throws new light on the impact of informal ‘old boy’ networks on British decolonisation. He was also a key figure in the Harold Macmillan’s ‘Winds of Change’ policy…

Originally published: New York: Harper & Row, 1987.

Explores the issues facing theatrical performances. This work describes important developments in theatre from the last century, as well as smaller scale events, from productions by Stanislavsky to the rise…