Father and son in fundraising evening at Theatre Royal

One of the country’s best-loved stage and screen actors Timothy West is linking up with his son Samuel for a fundraising evening at the Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds.

The couple will be talking about their life and careers in an intimate evening of anecdotes and stories.

Timothy is an English film, stage and television actor, with more than 50 years of varied work in the business.

As well as many classical theatre performances (including playing King Lear four times, Macbeth and Uncle Vanya twice each) he has appeared frequently on television, including spells in both Coronation Street and Eastenders as Eric Babbage and Stan Carter respectively.

He is married to the actress Prunella Scales and since 2014 they have been seen travelling together on British and overseas canals in the Channel 4 series Great Canal Journeys.

Samuel, pictured above, is an actor, theatre and radio director and voice actor, he often appears as a reciter with orchestras and has narrated several documentary series including five for the BBC centred on events related to the Second World War.

Samuel has often performed alongside Timothy in roles which either cast them as father and son, or younger and older versions of the same character. His television credits include Mr Selfridge, Law & Order UK and Midsomer Murders.

Both will appear on the stage for a night of lively conversation on Sunday, April 14, at 7.30pm, as part of the celebrations of the 200th anniversary of the theatre.

There are also limited tickets available for a special post-show reception where you can join them for a drink on the stage. This is a fundraising event to support Theatre Royal.

Tickets are on sale at the Box Office, call 01284 769505, book online at www.theatreroyal.org/shows/timothy-west-cbe-and-samuel-west-in-conversation/or visit the theatre in person.