Film star Bill Nighy will be a special guest at Whitley Bay Film Festival this Wednesday evening where he will talk about his life and career.
The BAFTA-winning actor - who will be introduced by festival patron Ian La Frenais - is to take part in an interview and question-and-answer session, following a screening of his 1998 flm hit Still Crazy. The event is set to be a highlight of the popular two-week-long film festival which takes place at venues across North Tyneside and it will be hosted in North Shields at The Exchange Theatre.
There are still some tickets available to join the night's entertainment which will see audience members invited to take part in the conversation with Nighy after the film, which was written by La Frenais and his long-term screenwriting partner Dick Clement with whom he created such comedy classics as Porridge, The Likely Lads and Auf Wiedersehen, Pet.
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Still Crazy, a comedy about a seventies rock band called Strange Fruit, is one of many in Nighy's long career which takes in both film and stage. His stand-out movies include Love Actually - in which he played ageing pop star Billy Mack- plus favourites such as Underworld, Pirates of the Caribbean, Valkyrie, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and Best Exotic Marigold Hotel.
After La Frenais introduces this September 28's event, audiences will watch Still Crazy and then presenter Charlie Charlton will chat to Bill about his remarkable career, with the audience also invited to ask questions.
Christine Lee, the theatre's general manager, said: “It’s a wonderful honour to partner with the Whitley Bay Film Festival once again and to celebrate our fourth year by welcoming Bill to the stage. North Shields has such a thriving arts and culture scene with a real connection to the community so it’s a great opportunity to showcase this unique event to local residents."
The event, which starts at 7.30pm, is nearly full but there are still some tickets available, costing £30 plus booking fee: see here. For more about Whitley Bay Film Festival see here.
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