The most provocative director of the twentieth century (b. 1925), which English boy-wonder was famous for innovative direction o
f 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
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 <em>The Empty Space</em>. 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.
