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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
Duration
180c

Credits

Producer
Tamsin Newmark
Contributor
Peter Hall

Additional Details

Production type
Documentary/Educational/News
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Royal Shakespeare Company; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Stage directing; Hall, Peter; National Theatre (London)

Notes

General
Web of Stories is a web-based archive ‘dedicated to collecting for posterity the stories of the great thinkers, creators, and achievers of our time.'
User comments
Both videos and transcript may be viewed free of charge; for some material in the Archive a subscription is required.

Online Availability

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

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.

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