Hamlet: A User's Guide
Michael Pennington
ISBN 10: 185459284X ISBN 13: 9781854592842
Published by Nick Hern Books, United Kingdom, London, 1997
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An intensely practical account of the way Hamlet actually works on stage. Writing with the benefit of inside experience of many productions, actor and director Michael Pennington takes us through Hamlet scene by scene, and character by character. He also gives a personal account of his own encounters with the play, and of its staging through the ages. 'A wonderful book' Ronald Harwood 'Racy, vivid, well informed, and continuously entertaining' Stanley Wells 'An insider's guide par excellence' Simon Callow. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine. Seller Inventory # GOR002472562
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An intensely practical account of the way Hamlet actually works on stage.
Writing with the benefit of inside experience of many productions, actor and director Michael Pennington takes us through Hamlet scene by scene, and character by character. He also gives a personal account of his own encounters with the play, and of its staging through the ages.
'A wonderful book' Ronald Harwood
'Racy, vivid, well informed, and continuously entertaining' Stanley Wells
'An insider's guide par excellence' Simon Callow
About the Author:
Michael Pennington (1943–2026) was a British actor, director and writer.
As an actor, he played a variety of leading roles in the West End, for the Royal Shakespeare Company, for the National Theatre and for the English Shakespeare Company, of which he was co-founder and joint Artistic Director from 1986-1992. He directed several of Shakespeare's plays.
He toured his solo shows, Sweet William and Anton Chekhov, throughout the world.
He wrote several books, including guides to Shakespeare's Hamlet, Twelfth Night and A Midsummer Night's Dream, as well as a study guide to Chekhov's Three Sisters. He is also the author of Sweet William: A User's Guide to Shakespeare (Nick Hern Books, 2013).
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Bibliographic Details
Title: Hamlet: A User's Guide
Publisher: Nick Hern Books, United Kingdom, London
Publication Date: 1997
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Good