In My Own Footsteps

The Memoir of Michael Pennington

Published on the 24th of June 2021

ISBN: 978-1-5272-9077-8


Shakespeare, Cricket, Freedom of the City of Assisi to Chekhov and Star Wars

Circular rather than chronological, In My Own Footsteps: A Memoir reveals the life and times of an extraordinary stage career and sometimes unconventional world of the acclaimed actor, director and writer Michael Pennington.



Praise for

IN MY OWN FOOTSTEPS

“This book will intrigue, entertain and challenge students, other actors and their audiences.”

-Ian McKellan

“This is a remarkably detailed and evocative memoir, finely written by a fine actor.”

-Richard Eyre

“Waiting in the wings with Michael Pennington for the curtain to go up on Fanny and Alexandra at the Old Vic I realised here is an actor who carries Shakespeare inhis heart and a twinkle in his eye. It was clear to me that his craft and practice was still evolving even after fifty years in the business. It is a rare opportunity to be able to peek behind the curtain of a practitioner at work. This book shines a light on one of our best.”

-Lolita Chakrabarti

“Michael Pennington is a great actor and a great writer about actors and acting; his books have all the wit, wisdom and passion that characterise his performances. This is a page-turning artistic journey written with honesty, heart and humour by a master of his craft.”

-Kenneth Branagh

“That great Shakespearean Michael Pennington, having written so eloquently about his craft, now turns a brilliant forensic analysis on his own life. As Peter Quince might havr said in A Midsummer Night’s Dream:

                     ‘The actor is at hand, and by his show

                      You Shall know all that you are like to know’”

-Gregory Doran, Artistic Director, RSC

“This great performer casts such insightful flies that the book could be re-titled The Complete Actor, for that’s what he is.”

-Janet Suzman

“Michael Pennington is irresistibly readable.”

- Peter Brook




In My Own Footsteps can be purchased via the following link:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/My-Own-Footsteps-Memoir/dp/1527290778








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