Peter Brook was one of the world's best-known theatre directors. His remarkable achievements include his productions of Titus Andronicus with Laurence Olivier, King Lear with Paul Scofield, and Marat/Sade and A Midsummer Night's Dream, both for the Royal Shakespeare Company. After moving to Paris and establishing the International Centre for Theatre Research in 1970 and the International Centre for Theatre Creation when he opened the Bouffes du Nord in 1974, he produced a series of events which pushed at the boundaries of theatre, including Conference of the Birds, The Ik, The Mahabharata, and The Tragedy of Carmen. His films included Lord of the Flies, Marat/Sade, King Lear, The Mahabharata, Tell Me Lies, and Meetings with Remarkable Men. Brook was the author of The Empty Space, The Quality of Mercy, and Tip of the Tongue, which have been published in many languages throughout the world.
"Peter Brook speaks of the theater of the past and the present, of its changes, of its various forms, of what he has seen and sees and of his own work. He speaks with the eloquence, and with the excitement of the explorer finding his way into a vast unknown but, he believes, knowable world...The Empty Space is a brilliantly written, even ecstatic book, full of information of the world's theater and of this ecstatic book, full of information of the world's theater and of this leading worker in the theater." -Herman Shumlin, Chicago Sun-Times "Peter Brook has written a book that is really about the theater. When he speaks about himself, it is with a view to impart ideas pertinent to craftsmen, serious playgoers and critics alike...What I treasure most in the book is that it always harks back to the artistic, social psychological, practical bases of the theater as a concern of cultural significance." -Harold Clurman, The New York Times Book Review "This is a brilliant book, and should be read by many besides the passionate few to whom it will be required reading." -W. A. Darlington, The Daily Telegraph (London) "Theatergoers who care about the nature and destination of contemporary drama will be drawn to The Empty Space with ravenous interest." -Time "The parts of the book which I enjoyed without reservation were Brook's brief but marvelous analyses of Shakespeare's King Lear and Measure for Measure, two plays of which he has made outstandingly the best production of our day." -Tyrone Guthrie, The Minneapolis Star "A classic...a hugely influential analysis of the problems confronting contemporary theatre. It's a powerful expression of the belief that it is performance, not a play text in the abstract, that is the essence of stage art." -Paul Taylor, The Independent "Since there is no one on the theatrical scene quite like Brook, there is no other book quite like this one. A must for any and every college library." -Choice
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