He grew up in Islington , London , and his mother often took him to the theatre .
Sims was the oldest of six children , who were exposed to their parents ' cosmopolitan artistic and progressive friends , including suffragists .
Sims grew up in Islington , London , and Sims ' mother often took him to the theatre .
Sims was the oldest of six children , who were exposed to their parents ' cosmopolitan artistic and progressive friends , including suffragists .