Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou says he will ignore football advice from Belfast-born filmmaker Sir Kenneth Branagh

Sir Kenneth Branagh during filming of A Haunting In Venice. Pic by GC images.

Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou has said he will be ignoring Sir Kenneth Branagh’s advice on football after the Northern Irish-born actor invited the coach to a Halloween showing of his production of King Lear at London's Wyndham Theatre.

The Belfast-born filmmaker invited Postecoglou to the play in which he also plays the title character.

Shakespeare’s King Lear involves a tale of a king seeking love from his three daughters, which ends in devastation.

The former Celtic boss enjoyed the play but is eager for a different ending on Monday night.

“Sir Kenneth is a big Spurs fan and was kind enough to invite my wife and I to the theatre the other night,” Postecoglou revealed.

“We enjoyed it. I did have to swot up on King Lear. It wasn’t part of the curriculum at Prahran High!

“You always learn from life and the appreciation of seeing people excel at what they do is inspiring. You walk out of there thinking, ‘I don’t know how they do it’.

“Sir Kenneth was good after it. I caught up with him briefly, he was very kind with his time.

“He was all over how it’s going and gave me some little bits of advice, which I’ll ignore like he’ll ignore my advice on acting, mate! It was good. It was much appreciated.

“There was a fair bit going on in that play, mate! I definitely want a better ending than Sir Kenneth had.”

Sir Kenneth’s most recent big-screen project – A Haunting In Venice – sees him reprise his role as Hercule Poirot who must solve a crime which this time takes place in the middle of a séance.