peter brook Archives

When Cabaret Confronts Collapse

Irina Brook's Brecht–Weill triptych at La Scala confronts our broken world through recycled glamour and bitter song

NATJA IGNEY15 May, 2025

After leaving Nice in 2019, the former TNN director retreated from the public eye to reinvent herself, and has emerged more creative than...

NATJA IGNEY25 February, 2023

News

Called the "living God of Theatre" during his lifetime, the British artist has ascended to the rank of "immortal God of Theatre" on July 2...

NATJA IGNEY3 July, 2022

At the end of the Brook era at the Théâtre National de Nice, the whimsical artist is leaving behind much more than just...

NATJA IGNEY8 May, 2019

In its fourth season, Irina Brook’s signature play is preparing for a big national tour. First stop: the venerable Théâtre des Bouffes du...

NATJA IGNEY31 January, 2018

Theatre history will be written at the TNN from November 20-25 when Irina Brook hosts her father’s play The Valley Of Astonishment.

NATJA IGNEY7 November, 2015

The new programme for the TNN’s 2015/16 season has just been announced, and there is much more to it than just great plays.

NATJA IGNEY10 September, 2015

To kick off a new season as well as a new era at the Théâtre National de Nice, Ibsen’s Peer Gynt is getting...

NATJA IGNEY14 September, 2014