Are You There Crocodile? Inventing Anton Chekhov by Michael Pennington

Are You There Crocodile? Inventing Anton Chekhov by Michael Pennington

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Michael Pennington's work on his solo show about Anton Chekhov has taken London's "Russian Actor" from the Trans-Siberian Railway to Soviet and post-Soviet Moscow, into the repertoires of the National Theatre and the Old Vic and across Europe.

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Are You There Crocodile? Inventing Anton Chekhov by Michael Pennington

Are You There Crocodile? combines biographical material about the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov with a narration of Pennington's efforts to write a one-man play about him; the book also includes the full text of the play that resulted.
Michael Pennington has been a lead actor with the RSC, RNT and the Peter Hall Company. He was Joint Artistic Director of the English Shakespeare Company and has been a constant fixture on television and radio dramas. He has received Olivier Award nominations for roles in 'Romeo & Juliet', 'Strider' and 'Richard II', and a Sony Radio Award Nomination for his role in 'Jude the Obscure'. His solo show 'Anton Chekhov' has played at the National Theatre, the Old Vic, numerous festivals abroad, on radio and has been subject of a television documentary.
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ISBN 13 9781840021929
ISBN 10 1840021926
Title Are You There Crocodile? Inventing Anton Chekhov
Author Michael Pennington
Series Oberon Modern Playwrights Ser
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published 2003-01-09
Number of pages 218
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.