This fascinating dual diary … works on a number of levels. It is a breathless chronicle of a year in the mature careers of Adrian Lester and Lolita Chakrabarti. Thanks to refreshing candour, prospective actors, writers and directors can find out what they might be letting themselves in for. It can also by default be seen as a helpful manual that will prove fascinating to anyone wishing to hone their skills in a number of creative disciplines by reading how experts operate or learn how to juggle impossible numbers of projects without having a nervous breakdown.

British Theatre Guide

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.

Meera Syal CBE