Peter Hall

Directing

Born 1930-11-22 Died 2017-09-11 Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England 38 credits Tony Awards 2 Laurence Olivier Awards 1 Society of London Theatre Special Award 1 honorary doctor of the University of Bath 1 Commander of the Order of the British Empire 1

Awards

Won 2 Tony Awards

Tony Awards 2 won · 7 nominated

1996 Best Direction of a Play Nominated
1992 Best Direction of a Play Nominated
1990 Best Direction of a Play Nominated
1981 Best Direction of a Play Won
1980 Best Direction of a Play Nominated
1979 Best Direction of a Play Nominated
1972 Best Direction of a Play Nominated
1967 Best Direction of a Play Won
1958 Best Director Nominated

Laurence Olivier Awards 1 won

— Laurence Olivier Awards Won

Society of London Theatre Special Award 1 won

— Society of London Theatre Special Award Won

honorary doctor of the University of Bath 1 won

— honorary doctor of the University of Bath Won

Commander of the Order of the British Empire 1 won

— Commander of the Order of the British Empire Won

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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.