Michael
Pennington
7th June 1943, Cambridge-
7th May 2026, London
This site is maintained by Mary Hunwicks on behalf of Michael Pennington
It is with great sadness that I have learnt that Michael died peacefully in the early hours of Thursday 7th May at Denville Hall, where he been a resident for several years.
He will be greatly missed by all of us who have followed his glorious career for many years
My thoughts, sympathy and best wishes go out to his son Mark and his family.
Link to Obituaries
Read Michael’s last message to be posted on this site in May 2022
This link concerns where Michael’s Archives are kept.
| Archives Jan/June 2012 |
| Archives July/December 2011 |
| Archives Jan/June 2011 |
| Archives July/December 2010 |
| Archives Jan/June 2010 |
| Archives July/Dec 2009 |
| Archives Jan/June 2009 |
| Stage |
| Audio |
| Television |
| Radio |
| Film |
| Books |
| Plays |
| Anton Chekhov |
| Sweet William |
| English Shakespeare Company |
| Readings |
| Direction |
| An interview wiith Antony himself |
| Reviews |
| Michael Pennington on Ibsen |
| Exeunt.com |
| Ibsen's Judgement at The Print Room |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Interview |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Shakespearean actor learns from 'Love' |
| Reviews |
| Collaboration & Taking Sides |
| San Francisco Sentinel |
| The News |
| Reviews Chichester |
| Reviews London |
| On ... Doing a West End Double |
| When Bobby Met Terry |
| Reviews |
| Nellie Ternan |
| Reviews |
| A curious character |
| Reviews |
| The Short Answer |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| The Knives Are Out |
| Reviews |
| They call it puppet love |
| Reviews |
| Interview |
| A performance fit for a King |
| A World of Schemers |
| Reviews |
| Peter's friends |
| From Russia With Love |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Coping with the Apocalypse |
| Pennington back in fold |
| Labours of love |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Changing of the Guard |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Old Vic's Master of Disguise |
| Studies in misogyny |
| Reviews |
| The Entertainer finds new life ... |
| Reviews |
| Ugly Americans, British Style |
| In Defence of the Playwright |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| The thing with this play |
| There's something nice ... |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| How to be in two plays at one time |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Rigorous romantic |
| If this is Venice |
| Reviews |
| Bring on the Russian Horses |
| Man with a lean and hungry look |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| In the shadows .... |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| A state of mind and body |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| The Travels of Michael |
| First Wicket Down |
| Reviews |
| Way of the Actor |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Former Spear Carrier |
| One man's week |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Limelight 1967 |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Chekhov's Vaudevilles |
| The cherries on Chekhov's birthday cake |
| A Jubilee |
| Reviews |
| Cottesloe 1984 |
| Dublin 1990 |
| Old Vic 1997 |
| Winchester Festival 2003 |
| ETT 2003 |
| Hampstead Theatre 2008 |
| Little Angel Theatre |
| Arcola Theatre |
| Guthrie Theater |
| Hampstead Theatre London |
| Chicago Shakespeare Theatre |
| Oxford Playhouse |
| Salisbury Playhouse |
| Theatre Royal Northampton |
| reviews |
| Talks about book |
| From Macbeth to Lear |
| Performance |
| Direction - Twelfth Night |
| Books |
| Videos |
| Theatre company head quits |
| The Henry Trilogy |
| The Wars of the Roses |
| Coriolanus |
| The Winter's Tale |
| Macbeth |
| Henry IV Part I |
| Henry IV Part II |
| Henry V |
| Reviews |
| Articles |
| Heady Challenge |
| Hurray for the new Henry |
| The Bard takes to the Road |
| A bubble for the Bard |
| Marathon Man |
| Bard Boy |
| Richard II |
| Henry IV Part I |
| Henry IV Part II |
| Henry V |
| Henry VI Lancaster |
| Henry VI York |
| Richard III |
| Reviews |
| Articles |
| A Magnificent Seven |
| Star Wars, Rose Wars |
| An ambitious programme |
| Tough company |
| The Battle of the Bards |
| Cycling Shakespeare |
| Histories for our time |
| A garment all of blood |
| Coriolanus & WT Reviews |
| Articles |
| Roman Hero for our day |
| Sun rises on Coriolanus |
| A theatrical tour de force |
| Son of Shakespeare-Wallah |
| Bard on the Run |
| Reviews |
| Articles |
| Now and thane |
| Bard stripped bare |
| Reviews |
| The Story of the Wars of the Roses |
| Operation Shakespeare |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream |
| Twelfth Night (Chicago) |
| Twelfth Night (Tokyo) |
| Kafka - A Report to the Academy |
| Alone Together |
| Twelfth Night Across the Continents |
| On Acting and Directing Shakespeare |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| By Gloucester Docks |
| The Name of the Rose |
| Felix in the Underworld |
| Antony and Cleopatra |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Classics for Pleasure |
| Reviews |
| Sentimental journey |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Lucky Stryk |
| Reviews |
| From Russia ... with love |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| The book the Bishop burnt |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| The Return of Sherlock Holmes |
| Fragile |
| Britain isn't Working |
| The Iron Lady |
| Elementary, my dear Miss Watson |
| Review |
| Hamlet. A User's Guide |
| Twelfth Night. A User's Guide |
| Are You There Crocodile? |
| A Pocket Guide |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream. A User's Guide |
| Players of Shakespeare |
| Audio |
| Books |
| Direction |
| English Shakespeare Company |
| Film |
| Theatre |
| Radio |
| Readings |
| Television |
| Archives Jan/June 2012 |
| Archives July/December 2011 |
| Archives Jan/June 2011 |
| Archives July/December 2010 |
| Archives Jan/June 2010 |
| Archives July/Dec 2009 |
| Archives Jan/June 2009 |
| Stage |
| Audio |
| Television |
| Radio |
| Film |
| Books |
| Plays |
| Anton Chekhov |
| Sweet William |
| English Shakespeare Company |
| Readings |
| Direction |
| An interview wiith Antony himself |
| Reviews |
| Michael Pennington on Ibsen |
| Exeunt.com |
| Ibsen's Judgement at The Print Room |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Interview |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Shakespearean actor learns from 'Love' |
| Reviews |
| Collaboration & Taking Sides |
| San Francisco Sentinel |
| The News |
| Reviews Chichester |
| Reviews London |
| On ... Doing a West End Double |
| When Bobby Met Terry |
| Reviews |
| Nellie Ternan |
| Reviews |
| A curious character |
| Reviews |
| The Short Answer |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| The Knives Are Out |
| Reviews |
| They call it puppet love |
| Reviews |
| Interview |
| A performance fit for a King |
| A World of Schemers |
| Reviews |
| Peter's friends |
| From Russia With Love |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Coping with the Apocalypse |
| Pennington back in fold |
| Labours of love |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Changing of the Guard |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Old Vic's Master of Disguise |
| Studies in misogyny |
| Reviews |
| The Entertainer finds new life ... |
| Reviews |
| Ugly Americans, British Style |
| In Defence of the Playwright |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| The thing with this play |
| There's something nice ... |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| How to be in two plays at one time |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Rigorous romantic |
| If this is Venice |
| Reviews |
| Bring on the Russian Horses |
| Man with a lean and hungry look |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| In the shadows .... |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| A state of mind and body |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| The Travels of Michael |
| First Wicket Down |
| Reviews |
| Way of the Actor |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Former Spear Carrier |
| One man's week |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Limelight 1967 |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Chekhov's Vaudevilles |
| The cherries on Chekhov's birthday cake |
| A Jubilee |
| Reviews |
| Cottesloe 1984 |
| Dublin 1990 |
| Old Vic 1997 |
| Winchester Festival 2003 |
| ETT 2003 |
| Hampstead Theatre 2008 |
| Little Angel Theatre |
| Arcola Theatre |
| Guthrie Theater |
| Hampstead Theatre London |
| Chicago Shakespeare Theatre |
| Oxford Playhouse |
| Salisbury Playhouse |
| Theatre Royal Northampton |
| reviews |
| Talks about book |
| From Macbeth to Lear |
| Performance |
| Direction - Twelfth Night |
| Books |
| Videos |
| Theatre company head quits |
| The Henry Trilogy |
| The Wars of the Roses |
| Coriolanus |
| The Winter's Tale |
| Macbeth |
| Henry IV Part I |
| Henry IV Part II |
| Henry V |
| Reviews |
| Articles |
| Heady Challenge |
| Hurray for the new Henry |
| The Bard takes to the Road |
| A bubble for the Bard |
| Marathon Man |
| Bard Boy |
| Richard II |
| Henry IV Part I |
| Henry IV Part II |
| Henry V |
| Henry VI Lancaster |
| Henry VI York |
| Richard III |
| Reviews |
| Articles |
| A Magnificent Seven |
| Star Wars, Rose Wars |
| An ambitious programme |
| Tough company |
| The Battle of the Bards |
| Cycling Shakespeare |
| Histories for our time |
| A garment all of blood |
| Coriolanus & WT Reviews |
| Articles |
| Roman Hero for our day |
| Sun rises on Coriolanus |
| A theatrical tour de force |
| Son of Shakespeare-Wallah |
| Bard on the Run |
| Reviews |
| Articles |
| Now and thane |
| Bard stripped bare |
| Reviews |
| The Story of the Wars of the Roses |
| Operation Shakespeare |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream |
| Twelfth Night (Chicago) |
| Twelfth Night (Tokyo) |
| Kafka - A Report to the Academy |
| Alone Together |
| Twelfth Night Across the Continents |
| On Acting and Directing Shakespeare |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| By Gloucester Docks |
| The Name of the Rose |
| Felix in the Underworld |
| Antony and Cleopatra |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Classics for Pleasure |
| Reviews |
| Sentimental journey |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Lucky Stryk |
| Reviews |
| From Russia ... with love |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| The book the Bishop burnt |
| Reviews |
| Reviews |
| The Return of Sherlock Holmes |
| Fragile |
| Britain isn't Working |
| The Iron Lady |
| Elementary, my dear Miss Watson |
| Review |
| Hamlet. A User's Guide |
| Twelfth Night. A User's Guide |
| Are You There Crocodile? |
| A Pocket Guide |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream. A User's Guide |
| Players of Shakespeare |
| Audio |
| Books |
| Direction |
| English Shakespeare Company |
| Film |
| Theatre |
| Radio |
| Readings |
| Television |