ARGUMENTS WITH ENGLAND
Now recognized as one of today's greatest theater directors and winner of two Tony Awards-and director of the most acclaimed play, 'Democracy', Michael Blakemore followed a unique path to success. In this book, he discusses his boyhood in Australia and his start in England as an actor-his life changed by a tour of Titus Andronicus with Laurence Olivier at the height of his powers-and continuing up to his first success as a director with A Day in the Death of Joe Egg. A Lucid and absorbing theatrical memoir..a beady and original analysis of Britain in the 50's and 60's and a profound account of the evolution of modern Australia..