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Eminent stage actor, writer and director Michael Pennington will be delivering a talk and Q&A at our Literary Leicester festival on 16 November.

Renowned for his performance as King Lear in New York 2014, Michael reprised the role for a major UK tour in 2016. He has played many leading roles for the RSC, of which he is an Honorary Associate Artist. His impressive stage career runs alongside a variety of screen roles, which have included 'commander of the second Death Star' in Return of the Jedi and Michael Foot in The Iron Lady.

, which will run from 7.45-8-45 pm in the �鶹��Ƶ’s Peter Williams Lecture Theatre, Michael will share his experiences of playing King Lear and touring the play- reading from his book King Lear in Brooklyn and hosting a Q & A.

Professor Martin Stannard, Literary Leicester’s Director, said: “This is a great opportunity for anyone interested in the craft of acting generally, and in Shakespeare in particular. Michael is a distinguished member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, and a celebrated film and TV actor. As it happens, he will be following in the programme another eminent Shakespeare scholar, Jonathan Bate. A good evening all round for bardolaters!”