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Sweet William: Twenty Thousand Hours with Shakespeare

Sweet William: Twenty Thousand Hours with Shakespeare

by Michael Pennington (Author)

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    Hardcover 2012

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Synopsis

Michael Pennington has spent over 20,000 hours performing and working with Shakespeare. Loosely based on his popular one-man show, Pennington illustrates the little we know about Shakespeare's childhood, early marriage, his roles as an actor, with wonderfully apt quotations from the works.

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 340
 Publisher: Nick Hern Books
Published: 02 Feb 2012
ISBN 10: 1854595687
ISBN 13: 9781854595683

Media Reviews
'If I weren't a Shakespearean junkie, Pennington would have turned me into one' John Peter, Sunday Times * 'As well rounded a portrait of Shakespeare as you could hope for' Michael Billington, Guardian * I can't remember when I learned so much from a single volume as I have from Michael Pennington's engaging, absorbing, congenial, informative new book Sweet William...As a former English teacher, who probably taught Henry V more than any other Shakespeare play, I wish I could have shared Pennington's insights with my A level students. And I hope people teaching the play now will do just that...anecdotal, often lyrical, always thoughtful and occasionally laugh-aloud funny, Pennington's book is a must-read for anyone interested in Shakespeare from almost any angle - actor, drama student, teacher, director, technician, literature student or audience member. The Stage A terrific achievement; it's a mightily detailed and enlightening exploration of Shakespeare's plays. Many people have written such books, or course, but what marks out Pennington's as something different is that he comes at his task from a different angle. He comes at is as a committed (and hugely experienced) hands-on theatre practitioner...there is little doubt this refreshing account will be, itself, cited by many for some time to come. A great read. Reviewsgate.com Michael Pennington is a great Shakespearian actor who writes with the authority of an academic. His book analyses the plays, the characters and the playwright's life. It will intrigue, entertain and challenge students, actors and their audiences. It undoubtedly leads the field in modern Shakespeare scholarship. Ian McKellen There are very few who can bring to Shakespeare the thoughts that are born in the burning heart of hard-earned experience. Michael Pennington not only knows what he means, he has the writer's talent to put this irresistibly into words. Peter Brook Funny and informative, passionate and practical, this book will, like Shakespeare himself, enthral readers of every age. Juliet Stevenson
Author Bio
Michael Pennington is one of the UK's leading Shakespearean actors and directors. He is the author of three guides to performing Shakespeare. He has recently toured the country extensively with his one-man show, 'Sweet William'. Praise for the author's one-man show of the same name, which was rapturously received on tour in the UK, in the US and in the West End (February 2008): 'Pennington's ideas - original and refreshing - are gracefully plaited to the little we know of Shakespeare's life.' Observer 'What a superb and constantly stimulating guide Pennington proves... warm, wise and illuminating.' Daily Telegraph 'Michael Pennington is steeped in Shakespearean knowledge, and he shares it with you with the modest generosity of a drinking partner'. John Peter, Sunday Times