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A profound, charming and practical guide to a life in the theatre, from the great Michael Pennington - one of Britain's most acclaimed classical actors and the co-founder of the English Shakespeare Company.

About the Author

Michael Pennington has been a leading British actor for thirty years, playing a wide variety of roles in London's West End and for the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Royal National Theatre and his own English Shakespeare Company, which he co-founded in 1986. He has also directed in England, Japan and the United States. His other books include The Faber Pocket Guide to Ibsen, Chekhov and Strindberg, Hamlet: A User's Guide, Twelfth Night: A User's Guide and Are You There, Crocodile: Inventing Anton Chekhov.