92-year-old theatre director Peter Brook's latest book, Tip of the Tongue: Reflections on Language and Meaning, will be published by Nick Hern Books on 3 August 2017.
The book is described as a "a wise, playful and deeply personal exploration of language, Shakespeare and theatre", filled with stories from Brook’s own life. He looks at the sibtle but significant differences between French, in which he has often worked, and English languages and different levels on which we can appreciate Shakespeare, as well as revisiting his concept of theatre as an "empty space".
Publisher Nick Hern said, "Ever since his famous 1970 ‘white box’ Dream, I have been somewhat in awe of Peter Brook, a feeling that hardly faded even when I became his publisher in 1988. Often his books appeared first in the US, but with The Quality of Mercy in 2013 and, now, Tip of the Tongue, I have had the enormous privilege of originating the books with him.
"Tip of the Tongue is a charming constellation of slivers of wisdom and humour, very much from the perspective of a 92-year-old artist of genius who has seen much and achieved more than most."