Peter Hinton

Peter Hinton is a leading theatre and opera director, playwright, and educator in English Canada. Through his commitment to new play development, Indigenous theatre, and revisionist productions of canonical works, Peter Hinton has significantly impacted the evolution of contemporary Canadian theatre. His exhaustively researched stagings are at once visually stunning and firmly rooted in the social, cultural and political context in which they are created. He has directed over 150 productions. in 2012, Peter Hinton was a recipient of the Order of Canada for his national contribution to the arts.