The Empty Space: A Book About the Theatre: Deadly, Holy, Rough, Immediate
by Peter Brook
Peter Brook’s The Empty Space: A Book About the Theatre considers the possibilities and challenges of theatrical performance. Through the linked ideas of the deadly, holy, rough, and immediate, Brook offers a thoughtful examination of theatre as a living art and a distinctive form of communication.
About This Book
The Empty Space: A Book About the Theatre explores the nature and practice of theatre through Peter Brook’s distinctive critical perspective.
Organized around the ideas of the deadly, holy, rough, and immediate, the book considers different ways theatre can be understood and experienced.
Brook’s writing presents theatre as an art form shaped by performance, space, and the relationship between those onstage and those watching.
This edition offers readers an influential contribution to discussions of drama, theatrical practice, and the purpose of live performance.
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