Noted director Michael Blakemore is renowned for such Broadway successes as ÊJoe EggÊ ÊNoises OffÊ and ÊCity of AngelsÊ. In the introduction Simon Callow says of Blakemore's book There have been remarkable novels of the theatre but no other book has so truly depicted the creative anarchic excitement of acting. ÊNext SeasonÊ is the finest fictional celebration of the passionate craft of the actor ... about the demands and rewards of acting what it takes from you what it gives you back. Acting as work work as possion! Þ An outstanding theatre novel ... extremely readable and informative. Þä ÊThe London TimesÊ