A TOP actress is visiting a Harwich venue for a special film screening and a Q&A.

Lucy Boynton, who has starred in The Greatest Hits, Bohemian Rhapsody, Don't Knock Twice and Miss Potter, is heading to the town on Thursday, September 19, at 7.30pm. 

The Electric Palace Cinema will screen Sing Street, directed by John Carney, which stars Lucy.

She will answer questions from the audience after the film.

Set in 1980s Ireland, the movie is a coming-of-age story about a boy starting a band to impress Lucy's character Raphina.

The film features songs by many top musicians of the 80s including The Jam, Joe Jackson, Lemmy, Daryl Hall and John Oates, Duran Duran and M Sing Street.

The event is part of the cinema’s #OurElectricPalace appeal, which aims to upgrade equipment, expand the cinema’s events offerings and improve facilities within the building.

Lucy said: “I couldn’t be more thrilled to be joining the Electric Palace for a screening of Sing Street.

"It remains one of my favourite projects I’ve ever had the privilege of being part of, and I look forward to sharing it with a new audience, and anyone who’s returning to this special film.”

David Looser, chair of the Harwich Electric Palace Trust, said: “We are delighted to welcome Lucy to the Electric Palace for what promises to be a very special evening.

"To be able to offer our audiences exclusive events such as this and our recent screenings with our patron Clive Owen are exactly what the Electric Palace is all about - being a valued cultural arts venue at the heart of the community.”

Lucy was most recently seen starring opposite Will Poulter in Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?, directed by Hugh Laurie, and she also starred in The Ipcress File for ITV1, in a leading role opposite Joe Cole and Tom Hollander.

Tickets cost £15 with a 50p booking fee.

To purchase tickets and for more information go to https://electricpalace.com/production/sing-street-2016-live-q-a-with-lucy-boynton.