FREE exhibition at Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford. Until 31st October.
Ignore out of stock above – just turn up Tuesday to Sunday until November.
Sidney Sime’s caricatures show his sharp eye, imagination and fascination with theatre. Working with critic Arnold Goldsworthy (known as ‘Jingle’), he drew leading late Victorian and Edwardian actors and performers for reviews of West End shows.
By the late 1890s, Sime was an established illustrator whose swift, expressive line wittily captured the likeness, character and performances of his theatrical subjects. Published in magazines such as Pick-Me-Up, Pall Mall and The Tatler, the artworks in this exhibition record Sime’s distinctive response to the spectacle of his age.