Peter Brook: The Art of Storytelling in the Empty Space

This unique course explores Brook’s revolutionary ideas about theatre, from The Empty Space to his most influential productions, revealing how he redefined storytelling, ensemble work, and the actor–audience relationship. Across five practical modules, the course moves beyond theory to demonstrate how space, objects, rhythm, and presence can transform performance. It provides powerful conceptual and practical insight to support theatre assessment across IB, A level, and other pre-university drama courses, helping students articulate, analyse, and apply Brook’s principles in their own work.

Course Curriculum

Presented by Claire Angeletti

    1. Welcome & Introduction

    1. Lesson 1: Origins of a Master Theorist

    2. Lesson 2: Why Theatre Tells Stories Differently

    3. Lesson 3: Brook in Context — Influences from Theatre Theorists

    1. Lesson 1: Introducing The Empty Space

    2. Lesson 2: Deadly Theatre vs. Holy & Rough Theatre

    3. Lesson 3: Immediate Theatre - The Living Spark

    1. Lesson 1: First Storyteller: A dialogue with the Self

    2. Lesson 2: The Second Storyteller: The Performer with the Ensemble

    3. Lesson 3: The Third Storyteller: The Performers with the Audience

    1. Lesson 1: Storytelling Across Cultures and Languages

    2. Lesson 2: What Stories Need Telling – Shakespeare and Universality

    1. Lesson 1: Brook’s Legacy – Global Ensemble and Devised Theatre

    2. Lesson 2: Applying Brook to Your Own Theatre Work

    3. Stimulus: Night in Al-Hamra by Saadi Youssef

About this course

  • £195.00
  • 18 lessons
  • 3 hours of video content
  • Digital downloads