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

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Esperanza Gregory

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7 July, 12:58

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

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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.