Peter Hall

A giant of the English stage died 11 September 2017. Known for the RSC (founder) and NT (first director on the South Bank). Less well known is that his first wife was the great Leslie Caron, whom he met whilst he was directing Gigi in the West End in 1956.

Later today (12 Sep 2017) BBC Radio 4 made a tribute to Hall with folk who knew and worked with him. This is available as podcast. Richard Eyre says on this programme that Hall's 4 most important productions were Wars of the Roses (his condensation of the History Plays); The Homecoming (by Pinter at the RSC); Anthony and Cleopatra (with the NT); and Benjamin Britten's Midsummer Night's Dream (Opera at Glyndebourne).