Hall, Peter ___ 1930-n/a ___ British ___ director

BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY
Hall was born at Bury St Edmonds, Suffolk, and educated at St Catharine's College, Cambridge. In 1953, he put on his first professional theatre production at the Theatre Royal, Windsor, and then worked at the Arts Theatre, London, staging Beckett's 'Waiting for Godot' and Ionesco's 'The Lesson'. After a period working more independently in London and New York he was appointed, in 1960, to manage the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), and to oversee the launch of the company's London base at the Aldwych Theatre. Here the company staged Anouilh's 'Becket' and Pinter's 'The Homecoming'. He left his permanent position at the RSC in 1968, but several years later was appointed to run the National Theatre (NT) and manage its move to the new South Bank complex. Shaffer's 'Amadeus' was one of his most successful productions during this period. Hall stayed with the NT for 15 years, and then set up his own production company. Apart from theatre, Hall has also been involved as a director of operas and films. He was knighted in 1977. He wrote a diary during his first eight years with the National Theatre focusing exclusively on work.
A biography link
Wikipedia bio

DIARY DATES, CONTENT DESCRIPTORS
1972-1980 ___ theatre creativity people

WEB TEXT LINKS
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ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT LINKS
 

SOME PUBLISHED TITLES
Peter Hall's Diaries; The Story of a Dramatic Battle
 

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