Biography On The Stage by The British Academy published on 2016-04-05T14:02:53Z Panel discussion with Michael Pennington, Professor Jonathan Bate FBA (University of Warwick) and Professor Mary Luckhurst (University of York), chaired by Professor Robert Hewison (City University London) Thursday 12 May 2011, 7.15pm The Beveridge Hall, Senate House, University of London, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU as part of the British Academy's 2011 Literature Week This discussion, chaired by the drama critic and academic Robert Hewison, will explore the various challenges involved in building plays and performances around biography. Jonathan Bate, author of the play The Man from Stratford talks from a writer’s perspective, Michael Pennington will discuss from the actor's viewpoint the differences between playing "real" and fictional characters on stage and Mary Luckhurst, playwright, director and author of Playing for Real: Actors on Playing Real People, will add her varied experience. Genre Learning