Sheridan Smith’s divisive West End play to close two months early
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Sheridan Smith’s divisive West End play to close two months early

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Closing night is coming sooner than expected for the Sheridan Smith-fronted play Opening Night, as it has been announced that its West End run is ending two months early. “Our world-class cast delivers a brilliant show night after night, and there are still five weeks left to see Sheridan Smith in the role of a lifetime. open image in gallery Sheridan Smith as Myrtle in ‘Opening Night' In her three-star review, Saville writes: “Smith plays an actor self-destructing as she tries to make sense of the nonsensical role she’s been handed. Roll on closing night.” open image in gallery Sheridan Smith returns to the West End in ‘Opening Night’ Opening Night is an adaptation of John Cassavetes’s 1977 film of the same name, with music and lyrics by Rufus Wainwright and directed by Ivo van Hove.

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Rufus Wainwright blames Brexit for early closure of Sheridan Smith musical Opening Night
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Rufus Wainwright blames Brexit for early closure of Sheridan Smith musical Opening Night

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Sheridan Smith is ‘heartbroken’ as she opens up on cancelled West End play
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Sheridan Smith is ‘heartbroken’ as she opens up on cancelled West End play

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Sheridan Smith greets fans at the stage door of disastrous play Opening Night - after production team confirmed it will end two months early following a string of issues
11 months, 1 week ago

Sheridan Smith greets fans at the stage door of disastrous play Opening Night - after production team confirmed it will end two months early following a string of issues

Daily Mail  

Sheridan Smith greeted fans at the stage door of her cancelled play Opening Night, after it was revealed it would end earlier than originally planned. Sheridan Smith greeted fans at the stage door of her cancelled play Opening Night at Gielgud Theatre on Tuesday, after it was revealed it would end earlier than originally planned Actress and singer Sheridan, 42, …

From snoring to clapping and getting drunk...Inside the theatre as Sheridan Smith gets set for the curtain call of Opening Night after producers announced show would end its West End run early
11 months, 2 weeks ago

From snoring to clapping and getting drunk...Inside the theatre as Sheridan Smith gets set for the curtain call of Opening Night after producers announced show would end its West End run early

Daily Mail  

Sheridan Smith's critically slammed, fourth-wall breaking play Opening Night has been canned two months early - and a visit to London's Gielgud Theatre reveals patrons were falling asleep or walking out halfway through. Theatre-goers turned out in their hundreds to watch the first performance of Sheridan Smith's Opening Night since producers announced its run at the Gielgud Theatre in London …

Bewildered audience members whisper 'I don't get it' to each other during interval of Sheridan Smith's under-fire West End play - after one tired theatregoer nodded off before being abruptly woken by
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Bewildered audience members whisper 'I don't get it' to each other during interval of Sheridan Smith's under-fire West End play - after one tired theatregoer nodded off before being abruptly woken by

Daily Mail  

Theatregoers watching Sheridan Smith's under-fire West End performance were heard whispering 'I don't get it' to each other during the interval, MailOnline can reveal. Veteran Radio presenter Alex Lester and his wife Kerry said they didn't regret turning out for the show branded 'muddled' and 'boring' and said Sheridan Smith would 'bounce back' Sheridan's Smith problem-plagued West End musical, Opening …

Will Sheridan Smith's big return turn into a nightmare? Star faces fight to save troubled West End play 'Opening Night' as cast are 'warned not to expect extra dates' after walkouts and audience 'fall
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Will Sheridan Smith's big return turn into a nightmare? Star faces fight to save troubled West End play 'Opening Night' as cast are 'warned not to expect extra dates' after walkouts and audience 'fall

Daily Mail  

The cast of Sheridan Smith's disastrous West End musical have been 'warned not to expect extra dates' following walkouts and claims members of the audience have fallen asleep in their chairs. Despite Sheridan Smith having received praise for her role in the play Opening Nights, the musical has received criticism for its poor plot and questionable staging As a part …

Sheridan Smith's under-fire West End play Opening Night 'could be cut short as investors fear even her star power can't get the crowds in' after actress begs fans to come
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Sheridan Smith's under-fire West End play Opening Night 'could be cut short as investors fear even her star power can't get the crowds in' after actress begs fans to come

Daily Mail  

Sheridan Smith's under-fire West End play Opening Night could reportedly be cut short as ticket sales are slashed in a desperate bid to draw in crowds. Sheridan Smith's under-fire West End play Opening Night could reportedly be cut short as ticket sales are slashed in a desperate bid to draw in crowds The actress, 42, stars as functioning alcoholic actress …

Opening Night review: Sheridan Smith defies director's bid to ruin her big night with a cheekiness and vulnerability as dangerous as it is riveting, writes PATRICK MARMION
1 year ago

Opening Night review: Sheridan Smith defies director's bid to ruin her big night with a cheekiness and vulnerability as dangerous as it is riveting, writes PATRICK MARMION

Daily Mail  

Opening Night Rating: What an extraordinary theatrical mash-up Opening Night is. It's almost as if this studiously obtuse new musical which opened in the West End last night was designed to sabotage its fabulous leading lady, Sheridan Smith. The on-stage clutter of a documentary film crew recording rehearsals of the story's play within the play, 'The Second Woman', locks her …

Sheridan Smith is helped up from the street floor as she falls over while playing a drunken Broadway legend in her new musical Opening Night
1 year ago

Sheridan Smith is helped up from the street floor as she falls over while playing a drunken Broadway legend in her new musical Opening Night

Daily Mail  

Sheridan Smith put on a bleary-eyed display as she staggered onto the street during a performance of her new musical Opening Night on London's West End. Stumbling in the streets, the star played drunk for her brand new role Myrtle Gordon - a troubled actress she's bringing to life in her new stage show. Sheridan Smith put on a bleary-eyed …

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