Theatre in the Sahara
Theatre director Peter Brook led a troupe of actors across the Sahara desert in 1972
Witness History · BBC World Service
December 18, 20189m 0s
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Show Notes
Theatre director Peter Brook led a troupe of actors on a three-month-long journey across the Sahara Desert starting in December 1972. They performed improvised pieces to local villagers. Louise Hidalgo has been speaking to author and journalist John Heilpern who went with them.
Photo: Peter Brook in the 1990s. (Credit: Jean Pimentel/Kipa/Sygma via Getty Images)