Alastair Sim, by his biographer Mark Simpson

The life and work of this great British eccentric comedy actor is celebrated with many film extracts, including clips from the Quota Quickie films from the 1930s/40s, before he became established as a screen star. Later, Sim’s idiosyncratic style of acting in such famous British comedies as 'The Belles of St Trinian’s' (1954) endeared him to a cinema-going audience desperate to escape the day-to-day dreariness of an invasive, bureaucratic post-war Britain. Alastair Sim was an enigmatic character off the screen, and Mark Simpson will explore Sim’s life outside films - including his ‘adoption’ of George Cole, his extensive work on stage (including his theatrical collaborations with playwright James Bridie), his championship of ‘youth’ – and his stalwart refusal to sign autographs.

Doors open at 18.30.
Refreshments will be available.