Question

The most provocative director of the twentieth century (b. 1925), which English boy-wonder was famous for innovative direction of plays by Shakespeare, Marlowe, Cocteau and Sartre? In 1971, he moved to Paris to create The International Center of Theatre Research; the publication of The Empty Space(1968), in which he divided modern drama into “the deadly theatre, the holy theatre, and the rough theatre,” established his reputation as a theorist.

A. Peter Brook
B. Langston Hughes
C. Graham Wilson
D. Andrew Lloyd Weber

Answer 1

Answer: The right answer is the A) Peter Brook.

Explanation: Just to elaborate a little on the answer, it can be added that Andrew Lloyd Webber (b. 1948) is a British composer and Langston Hughes was an American writer, so options B and D can be discarded. Peter Brook is a film and theatre director, and the author of the book The Empty Space. He has received many awards—including various Tony and Emmy Awards—and has directed numerous Shakespeare plays. He is regarded as one of the best living theater directors.