Twelfth Night: A User's Guide (Limelight) [Paperback]

Michael Pennington (Author)

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Publication Date: July 1, 2004

"Michael Pennington...is sharply intelligent, scrupulously careful, hugely knowledgeable and, above all, wonderfully readable." -The Shakespeare Institute

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"Michael Pennington...is sharply intelligent, scrupulously careful, hugely knowledgeable and, above all, wonderfully readable." -The Shakespeare Institute.

About the Author

Michael Pennington has 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 has also directed several productions of Shakespeare's plays, including Twelfth Night and A Midsummer Night's Dream. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 260 pages
• Publisher: Limelight Editions (July 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0879109505
• ISBN-13: 978-0879109509
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,724,520 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Reveals the play's themes, connections, characters, April 28, 2001

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This review is from: Twelfth Night: A User's Guide (Limelight) (Paperback)

Michael Pennington's Twelfth Night: A User's Guide takes the reader through one of Shakespeare's best loved and most frequently performed comedies, scene by detailed scene. Pennington reveals the play's themes, connections, characters, and individual lines in a sharp and telling focus as he offers an intensely practical account of the way the play actually works on a stage. Twelfth Night: A User's Guide is profoundly recommended reading for anyone aspiring to produce, direct, or perform in this classic Shakespeare comedy whether in school or community theater.