Peter Brook: advisors and students

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Peter Brook

English theatre and film director1925 to 2022

Wikidata names Jean-Louis Barrault as teacher. Linked to Wikidata, Wikipedia, and 4 other registers.

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Teachers and mentors1

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Jean-Louis Barrault

Education and career4

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1939 to 1941
Gresham's School
studied
from 1974
Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord
worked
undated
Magdalen College
studied
undated
Westminster School
studied

At a glance

known as: theatre director, film director, from 1953, theatrologist, screenwriter, writer, autobiographer, cinephile, opera director, director
fields: directing, film direction, experimental theatre
awards: Commander of the Legion of Honour, Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, 1965, International Ibsen Award, 2008, Praemium Imperiale, 1997, Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play, 1966, Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play, 1971, Dan David Prize, 2005, Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy, 1991, World Award of Humanism, 2011, Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts, 2019, President's Medal, 2011, Prix Giles, 2014, Padma Shri in arts, 2021, Golden Medal for Merit to Culture, Grand Officer of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword, Medal of the City of Paris, Companion of Honour, 1998, Critics' Circle Award for Distinguished Service to the Arts, 2008, Europe Theatre Prize, 1989, honorary doctor of the Sorbonne Nouvelle University, 2010
member of: Academy of Arts, Berlin, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts
notable works: The Shifting Point: Forty Years of Theatrical Exploration, 1946-1987
Wikipedia: in 54 languages

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stated by WikidataWikipediaPeter Brook
stated by WikidataWikidataQ49760
stated by WikidataVIAF54145090
stated by WikidataGND118515713
stated by WikidataIdRef026754541
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  author = {{Academic Ancestry}},
  title = {{Peter Brook: advisors and students}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://academicancestry.org/person/Q49760},
  note = {read on 2026-10-27}
}

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Academic Ancestry. (2026, October 27). Peter Brook: Advisors and students [Read on 2026-10-27]. https://academicancestry.org/person/Q49760