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Philip Drew

Philip Drew reviews ‘Arguments with England: A memoir’ by Michael Blakemore

December 2004–January 2005, no. 267 01 December 2004
Michael Blakemore’s memoir begins with his departure from Sydney in 1950 to study acting at RADA in London, and ends with him on the threshold of his new career in 1965 as director of such major successes as A Day in the Death of Joe Egg and The National Health. An early enthusiast of Bertoli Brecht, Blakemore made his name directing plays by Peter Nichols. He quickly acquired a reputation for i ... (read more)