People’s Archive - Sir Peter Hall

Synopsis

Peter Hall talks about his life and work. The video is presented in 5 parts divided into 40 segments (or stories) of about 4 minutes each. Sir Peter Hall talks about his early life, life at Cambridge University, the forming of the Royal Shakespeare Company, running the National Theatre, directing opera, his dislike (mostly) of musicals, casting, politics and subsidy, censorship, and the state of the theatre today which he fears is moving towards the right. A full transcript is also available from the site.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Multimedia

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Year of release

2007

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Royal Shakespeare Company; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Stage directing; Hall, Peter; National Theatre (London)

Online availability

URI

http://www.webofstories.com/play/16783

Credits

Producer

Tamsin Newmark

Contributor

Peter Hall

Archive

Name

Web of Stories

Email

info@webofstories.com

Web

http://www.webofstories.com External site opens in new window

Phone

+44 (0) 20 7323 0323

Fax

+44 (0) 20 7580 1938

Address

Middlesex House
34-42 Cleveland Street
London WIT 4LB

Notes

Formerly known as The People’s Archive.