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Red Carpets and Other Banana Skins
- The Autobiography
- Narrated by: Rupert Everett
- Length: 4 hrs and 24 mins
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Summary
Whether sweeping the floor for the Royal Shakespeare Company or co-starring with Faye Dunaway and an orang-utan in Dunstan Checks In (they both took ages to get ready), Rupert Everett always brings as much energy and talent to his life as he does to his career. His memoir swoops from the eccentricities of the British upper classes to the madness of Hollywood, from the Russian steppes to an Easter egg hunt in Elizabeth Taylor's garden.
Critic reviews
"Hilariously honest...a kind of rake's progress. The accounts of filming with stars such as Madonna, Sharon Stone, and Julia Roberts are as good as Evelyn Waugh. The earlier scenes from childhood to unruly adolescence, to drama school and a belle époque beyond, are like Brideshead in Doc Martens, shocking and hilarious...His autobiography is funny, outrageous, and extremely well written." (Daily Mail)
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- The Reluctant Hermit
- 25-09-17
No holds barred, interesting and funny
I really enjoyed listening to this book and his narration was excellent. I look forward to listening to his more recent autobiography which I am just away to download!
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- woodwild
- 07-07-13
Rupert...you bad lad.
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
This is a great listen and I just wish there had been less bridge work done - Rupert's delivery is just great, languid and ribald.
What did you like best about this story?
The honest delivery and intent of Rupert to be a player.
What about Rupert Everett’s performance did you like?
Brilliant
If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
Rupert does it to Hollywood and then Hollywood returns the favor.
Any additional comments?
Such fun!
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- Jackie Llewellyn-Latham
- 25-04-22
From theatreland to Hollywood with detours!
A beautifully penned, witty & entertaining memoir. Excellent! Highly recommended and will listen again!
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- Nikkiepop
- 03-11-23
In bed with Ru
Utterly enjoyable backstage stories, narrated perfectly by Rupert Everett, it felt like he was gossiping next to me where even I went. It was so good, I want more.
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- Romesh
- 18-06-13
What a star Rupert Everett is!
If you could sum up Red Carpets and Other Banana Skins in three words, what would they be?
To hear a great story read by an actor/writer who is wry, self-deprecating, snobbishly outspoken, superbly straightforward, is a total delight. I listened to Rupert Everett's book twice over - and shall do so again! Hugely recommended, HUGELY!
Romesh Chopra
What was one of the most memorable moments of Red Carpets and Other Banana Skins?
Too many to mention - some moments are evocative, some stingingly sharp, some tear-jerkingly from the heart. What a writer he is and what a life he has lived - so far!
If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
It's so out-of-the-closet that you'll feel suffocated if you're still in there!
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Hurrah!
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- Mr. P. Dobson
- 01-10-20
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beautifully written a enlightening mirror into the shallow world of showbiz but rather spoilt by the rushed way it which Rupert read it .l
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- 04-11-20
Excellent
I just wish it wasn’t an edited version.
Very seductive funny truthful and irreverent. I can’t wait for his new book about Oscar Wilde to be recorded.
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- Anne V.
- 25-07-22
Hugely entertaining but read too fast
Rupert is a great entertainer and I loved all his anecdotes, just wished he had not read so fast! Guess that explains the much shorter time of this book…
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- Bonny Appetit
- 06-08-21
Warning, you only get 4 chapters
I was really getting into this when it finished. How come it’s only 4 chapters? It’s a bit overwrought and multiple people and jobs are the best/happiest times ever but it’s an insight into the empty glamour of the business of show, how paper thin some friendships are and what ghastly divas and real diamonds inhabit the space. I enjoyed Rupert’s narration, I just wanted and expected more!
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- CazArt
- 08-06-23
Over too soon..
Thoroughly enjoyed listening to his unashamedly told memoir. It’s refreshing to listen to its glorious honesty. I was left wanting more though.
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