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Peter Hall
Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England
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 impo…
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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 Festival Opera (1984–1990). He formed the Peter Hall Company (1998–2011) and became founding director of the Rose Theatre Kingston in 2003. Throughout his career, he was a tenacious champion of public funding for the arts.
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2020
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Movie Producer
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2005
Spin by David Shrigley
Movie Director
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2005
Rossini: La cenerentola
Movie Stage Director
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2003
The Shakespeare Sessions
Movie
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1996
The Final Passage
Movie Director
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1995
Never Talk to Strangers
Movie Director
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1994
Jacob
Movie Director
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1992
Salomé
Movie Director
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1992
The Camomile Lawn
TV show Director
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1990
Orpheus Descending
Movie Director
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1989
She's Been Away
Movie Director
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1987
La Traviata
Movie Director
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1987
Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder
TV show Cinematography
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1985
Carmen - Glyndebourne Festival Opera
Movie Director
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1985
Albert Herring
Movie Director
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1984
Monteverdi - L'Incoronazione Di Poppea
Movie Director
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1983
The Oresteia
Movie Director
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1981
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Movie Director
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1980
Fidelio
Movie Co-Director
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1980
Beethoven's Fidelio
Movie Co-Director
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1978
The South Bank Show
TV show Self
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1977
Don Giovanni
Movie Director
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1976
British Reggae
Movie Host
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1976
Mother Ireland
Movie
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1975
The Last Word
Movie Leo
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1974
Akenfield
Movie Director
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1974
When Mother Went on Strike
Movie Dr. Harry Kemper
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1973
The Homecoming
Movie Director
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1973
The Pedestrian
Movie Rudolf Hartmann
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1973
The Return of Ulysses to His Homeland
Movie Stage Director
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1971
Film '72
TV show Self
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1970
Perfect Friday
Movie Director
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1969
3 Into 2 Won't Go
Movie Director
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1968
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Movie Director
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1968
Work Is a 4-Letter Word
Movie Director
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1965
The Wars of the Roses
TV show Stage Director
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1965
The Wars of the Roses
Movie Director
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Salome - 1992
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