Let me play the lion too - Michael Pennington

How do you prepare for your first day on the set? Why might a bad
audition lead to a good job offer? How should you research? What's the
effect of a long tour on your love-life?
Can you have a glass of wine
before a matinee? What's the difference between transitive and
intransitive corpsing? What is stage fright?

In Michael Pennington's
highly personal guide and memoir there are sections on rehearsals, on
television then and now, on who does what on a film set, on the
disciplines and rewards of musical theatre, and five directors discuss
why the scenery is better on radio. Disability and racial bias in the
theatre are discussed and we sometimes hear from other, younger voices
who are following parallel paths.

Infectiously enthusiastic, both conversational and profound, Let Me Play the Lion Too
draws on the author's fifty years of experience to celebrate the deadly
serious, sometimes hilarious, often misunderstood but infinitely
enriching life of a professional actor.