Peter Hall
- Born
- 22 November 1930
- Died
- 11 September 2017 (aged 86)
- Place of birth
- Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England, UK
- Birth name
- Peter Reginald Frederick Hall
- Known for
- Director
Hall directed his first play while he was still a student. He soon achieved prominence as a stage director. He began his occasional film work in 1968, with Work Is a Four Letter Word (1968).He was the Artistic Director of The Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon from 1960-68. He took over direction of the National Theatre from Lord Laurence Olivier in 1973, shortly after leaving the RSC. He was knighted and later known as Sir Peter Hall.
