{"product_id":"9781350092778","title":"Adrian Lester and Lolita Chakrabarti: A Working Diary","description":"\u003ch3\u003eTheatre Makers\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eAdrian Lester and Lolita Chakrabarti: A Working Diary\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAdrian Lester | Lolita Chakrabarti\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Acting \u0026amp; Auditioning\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“An exhilarating, fascinating and eye-opening journey with two of our most inspirational creatives. A must-read for anyone interested in the crafts of acting and writing or considering a career as a self-employed artist. Lolita and Adrian don't shy away from documenting the reality of our profession – the endless multi-tasking, the long unpaid hours, and the peaks and troughs of generating your own work and being a creative-for-hire. Equally though they celebrate the joy and satisfaction when all that sweat and risk finally pays off.” \u003c\/b\u003eMeera Syal CBE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this insightful joint working diary, the creative powerhouse of a couple, Lolita Chakrabarti and Adrian Lester, chronicle 16 months of their fascinating working lives, including their experiences working on the stage adaptation of \u003ci\u003eLife of Pi\u003c\/i\u003e, an original series of monologues about the NHS, the film adaptation of \u003ci\u003eRed Velvet and\u003c\/i\u003e the TV series \u003ci\u003eThe Rook\u003c\/i\u003e, among many other projects. As readers, we experience, first-hand, their experiences as two of the most proactive and versatile theatre makers today, working across a range of media and exciting collaborations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of the 2012 Most Promising Playwright Evening Standard award,  \u003cb\u003eLolita Chakrabarti\u003c\/b\u003e is a British actress and writer who has worked  extensively on stage and screen. Her acting theatre credits  include\u003ci\u003e The Great Game\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAfghanistan \u003c\/i\u003efor the Tricycle, \u003ci\u003eLast Seen - Joy\u003c\/i\u003e for the Almeida, \u003ci\u003eFree Outgoing \u003c\/i\u003efor the Royal Court\u003ci\u003e, John Gabriel Borkman\u003c\/i\u003e for the Donmar Warehouse and \u003ci\u003eFanny and Alexander\u003c\/i\u003e for the Old Vic. Her acting screen credits include \u003ci\u003eThe Casual Vacancy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJekyll and Hyde\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMy Mad Fat Diary\u003c\/i\u003e season 3, \u003ci\u003eVera\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e Outnumbered\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHustle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eExtras\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eChristmas Special\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHolby City\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSilent Witness\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAmnesia\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWilliam and Mary\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFortysomething\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBodies\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eForgiven\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2012, \u003ci\u003eRed Velvet, \u003c\/i\u003eChakrabarti's debut play,  was the first play performed under the Tricycle's new artistic director  Indhu Rubasingham. It returned to the Tricycle in 2014 before having  its US premiere at St Ann's Warehouse New York. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdrian Lester OBE\u003c\/b\u003e is one of the most feted actors of today, having appeared in key roles at the National Theatre and in the West End. For his theatre work, he has won the Ian Charleson Award, a Time Out Award and the Best Actor award in the Evening Standard Theatre Awards. On television, he has appeared in Hustle, Girlfriends, The Ghost Squad, Bonekickers and Merlin, and his films include Primary Colors, Love's Labour's Lost, The Day After Tomorrow and Spider-Man 3. 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