Limelight, 1967
Former Spear carrier…..still makes his points, Coventry Evening Telegraph ’76 Extra
Way of the actor, The Guardian 27th January 1978
The Travels of Michael, Coventry Evening Telegraph, ’78 Extra
A State of Mind and Body, theatre magazine1979
Pennington’s personality, Evening News 14th March 1980
A moment for the scholarly prince, The Times, 2nd July 1980
Tackling the actor’s Everest, Stage 3rd July 1980
The latest prince, Sunday Telegraph, July 1980
A new Hamlet – with the looks of Prince Charming, The Standard 9th September 1981
Sweet reason, What’s on in London, 11th September 1981
Triumph of a student Prince, Standard 18th September 1981
Bring on the Russian horses, Standard 6th January 1984
Man with a lean and hungry look, Daily Telegraph 16th January 1984
Sentimental journey, Radio Times 3rd-
Rigorous romantic, The Times 6th April 1984
The train to Chekhov, The Guardian 22nd June 1984
If this is Venice, I can’t be a horse or Chekhov, Sunday Times 15th July 1984
Lucky Stryk, Radio Times 20th-
Plays and Players/ Model Roles, Daily Telegraph, 3rd June 1985
The book the bishop burnt, Radio Times26th-
Elementary, my dear Miss Watson! Daily Mail September 1986
To play the prince, The Independent 17th March 1989
How to be in two plays at one time, Evening Standard 8th June 1990
The Entertainer’ finds new life on a small stage, NWN May 1996
Twelfth Night Across the Continents, Shakespeare Bulletin Winter 1996
Old Vic’s Master of Disguise, The Independent 8th March 1997
Michael Pennington on Acting and Directing Shakespeare, Shakespeare Bulletin Summer 1997
Studies in misogyny, Plays International, October 1997
Pennington back in fold, Newcastle Journal , 15th October 1999
Labours of love, Guardian 28th February 2000
20 Questions with Michael Pennington, Whatsonstage.com, 24th February 2003
Why we still love Chekhov, Daily Telegraph, 5th July 2004
The knives are out …, The Daily Mail 20th February 2004
There’s something nice about playing old bags, The Guardian Arts 26th January 2005
A curious character with no real talent, BBC web site April 2006
Collaboration and Taking Sides at the Minerva Theatre, The Argus 15th July 2008
Rogues and Vagabonds web site, 31st July 2007
Pennington’s love letter to Shakespeare, his best friend, 16th August 2007, Camden New Journal
Pennington breathes life into Shakespeare, The Gazette Colorad Springs, 28th August 2008
A labourer’s love, Colorado Springs Independent, 4th September 2008
Shakespeare’s Force: From Hamlet to Jedi with Michael Pennington, Newcity Stage, 2nd February 2009
On ... Doing a West End Double, WhatsOnStage, 11th June 2009
Interview, Stateofthearts.org.uk, 25th June 2009
Shakespearean actor learns from ‘Love’, Saratoga Herald Tribune, 4th October 2009
Articles written by Michael for newspapers and magazines
Pinter Now, And Then, Granta Magazine, 9th November 1963
One man’s week, 1976
First Wicket Down, RSC 1978 Yearbook
Cue for passion, The Guardian 17th September 1981
Keeping up the suspense in Hamlet, Drama 2nd quarter 1981
The thing with this play, The Independent 2nd November 1994
In the shadows of the new city of light, The Independent 5th March 1998
Changing of the Guard, Guardian 19th October 2000
As He Likes It, The Lady 1st-
My beautiful carbuncle, letter to The Guardian 16th January 2002
Adventures with Anton, The Guardian 15th January 2003
If you ask me …, The Guardian, 27th April 2003
The kingmakers, The Guardian 21st May 2005
The Great Ventriloquist, Richard II programme Old Vic 2005
Sweet William, Cottesloe programme, 11th May 2007
The Bard and me, The Independent, 21st August 2007
You can’t force kids to love Shakespeare, Guardian blog 4th March 2008
The death of Kings, The Guardian, 15th March 2008
Restoration drama: How Chekhov’s home has fallen into disrepair, The Independent, 20th November 2008
It it’s Tuesday, I must be Chekhov, The Guardian, 25th November 2008
A Jubilee for Anton Chekhov, The Arts Desk, 14th January 2010