‘One man in his time plays many parts’: some of those parts and the scenes not seen.
Simon’s first lucky break was the role of Captain James Bellamy in Upstairs Downstairs, his most recent that of Justin Elliott in The Archers. So in 50 years he’s gone from one cad to another. In between, his career has been a roller coaster ride of successes and flops. Having worked with the likes of Peter Sellers, Joan Collins, David Jason, Nigel Havers, Noel Coward, Judi Dench, Alan Bennett and Glenda Jackson, he’ll be sharing some secrets and maybe, in his own words, dishing some dirt.
THE ARTS SOCIETY ACCREDITED LECTURER
Mr Simon Williams
Theatre: Chariots of Fire (Hampstead/West End); Yes, Prime Minister (West End/UK tour); The Deep Blue Sea, The Constant Wife, The Winslow Boy (West End); Allelujah! (The Bridge); Versailles (Donmar); Posting Letters to the Moon (The Minerva & New York); The Power of Yes (National Theatre); Hay Fever (Chichester); The Old Country (Trafalgar Studios).
Television includes: Upstairs Downstairs, Sherlock Holmes, The Bletchley Circle, Midsomer Murders, Spooks, Dinner Ladies, Dr Who, Merlin, and Poldark.
Film includes: Goodbye Christopher Robin, Viceroy’s House, Silent Hours, The Fever, The Opium War, The Fiendish Plot of Dr Fu Manchu, The Prisoner of Zenda, No Longer Alone, The Odd Job, Jabberwocky.
He is a writer and columnist and plays Justin Elliott in The Archers.
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