Harrow Hill Players meet Kevin Spacey

Thespians from Harrow used an audience with the Hollywood actor Kevin Spacey to get tips for their third ever production.

About 20 members of The Hill Players, a year-old amateur dramatic group, chatted to the superstar after a performance at The Old Vic theatre in central London, where Spacey is artistic director.

Along with two other theatrical companies, they quizzed the actor - who directed the play Complicit they had just watched - in the hope of picking up hints and ideas.

But Spacey turned the tables to gather feedback about the work-in-progress show during the informal hour-long meeting.

The Hill Players' Alisun Brennan said: "The group found him inspiring, honest and very charming, and he ended the evening with an amusing impression of Katherine Hepburn.

"The group left with extra enthusiasm for their next production on May 29 and 30. It may not be a world premiere but as Kevin said - make it authentic and enjoy."

Those performances comprise back-to-back one-act plays 'The Reading Group' by Fay Weldon and 'Departure' by Stephen Smith, and will be staged at The Ryan Theatre at Harrow School in High Street, Harrow on the Hill.