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Playing Under the Piano: 'Comedy gold' Sunday Times: From Downton to Darkest Peru
Hugh Bonneville
Memoirs
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Abacus
- Paperback Aug 29, 2023 | 9780349145143 | RRP $24.99 Buy Now
- Trade Paperback Oct 11, 2022 | 9781408716847 | RRP $34.99 Buy Now
- Hardback Jan 10, 2023 | 9781408716830 | RRP $55.00 Buy Now
- e-Book Oct 13, 2022 | 9781408716854 | RRP $16.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Oct 13, 2022 | 9781405553926 | RRP $39.99 Buy Now
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Little, Brown
- Paperback Aug 29, 2023 | 9780349145143 | RRP $24.99 Buy Now
- Trade Paperback Oct 11, 2022 | 9781408716847 | RRP $34.99 Buy Now
- Hardback Jan 10, 2023 | 9781408716830 | RRP $55.00 Buy Now
- e-Book Oct 13, 2022 | 9781408716854 | RRP $16.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Oct 13, 2022 | 9781405553926 | RRP $39.99 Buy Now
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Abacus
- Paperback Aug 29, 2023 | 9780349145143 | RRP $24.99 Buy Now
- Trade Paperback Oct 11, 2022 | 9781408716847 | RRP $34.99 Buy Now
- Hardback Jan 10, 2023 | 9781408716830 | RRP $55.00 Buy Now
- e-Book Oct 13, 2022 | 9781408716854 | RRP $16.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Oct 13, 2022 | 9781405553926 | RRP $39.99 Buy Now
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Imprint
Little, Brown
- Paperback Aug 29, 2023 | 9780349145143 | RRP $24.99 Buy Now
- Trade Paperback Oct 11, 2022 | 9781408716847 | RRP $34.99 Buy Now
- Hardback Jan 10, 2023 | 9781408716830 | RRP $55.00 Buy Now
- e-Book Oct 13, 2022 | 9781408716854 | RRP $16.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Oct 13, 2022 | 9781405553926 | RRP $39.99 Buy Now
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Imprint
Little, Brown Audio
- Paperback Aug 29, 2023 | 9780349145143 | RRP $24.99 Buy Now
- Trade Paperback Oct 11, 2022 | 9781408716847 | RRP $34.99 Buy Now
- Hardback Jan 10, 2023 | 9781408716830 | RRP $55.00 Buy Now
- e-Book Oct 13, 2022 | 9781408716854 | RRP $16.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Oct 13, 2022 | 9781405553926 | RRP $39.99 Buy Now
The laugh-out-loud, poignant memoir from one of Britain's most accomplished actors
Hugh Bonneville is one of Britain's most accomplished actors, whose credits include Downton Abbey, W1A and the Paddington films.
'I don't remember when I last read a book that gave me so many laughs' Christina Patterson, Sunday Times
'Tremendously entertaining' Rachel Cooke, Observer
'A writer of considerable urbanity and wit' Lynn Barber, Daily Telegraph
'You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll love Hugh even more' Woman & Home
Hugh Bonneville is one of Britain's most accomplished actors, familiar to audiences worldwide for his roles in Notting Hill, the Paddington films and Downton Abbey. From getting his big break as Third Shepherd in the school nativity play, to mistaking a Hollywood star for an estate agent, Hugh creates a brilliantly vivid picture of a career on stage and screen. What is it like working with Judi Dench and Julia Roberts, or playing Robert de Niro's right leg, or not being Gary Oldman, twice? A wickedly funny storyteller, Hugh also writes with poignancy about his father's dementia and of his mother, whose life in the secret service only emerged after her death. Whether telling stories of working with divas, Dames or a bear with a penchant for marmalade, this is a richly entertaining account of his life as an actor.
Praise for Playing Under the Piano: 'Comedy gold' Sunday Times: From Downton to Darkest Peru
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Comedy gold... I don't remember when I last read a book that gave me so many laughs... A riveting account of what it takes to be an actor - Sunday Times
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A great read - Graham Norton
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A writer of considerable urbanity and wit. Gary Oldman says it is 'beautiful, touching and funny'. I agree. - Daily Telegraph
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Tremendously entertaining... if collapsing into laughter is what you need at the moment, then Playing Under the Piano could be the book for you... a delicious and endearing mode somewhere between utmost sincerity and utter bafflement - Observer
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