Sheridan Smith is ‘heartbroken’ as she opens up on cancelled West End play
The IndependentSign 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 Sheridan Smith has spoken about the premature closure of her West End play Opening Night,which was forced to end its run two months early after slow ticket sales and cutting reviews. “I would do it again in a heartbeat, so I have no regrets.” Sheridan Smith has ‘no regrets’ about Opening Night The Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps actor also wondered if the project would have experienced more success at a different theatre or had she done more publicity and promotion for it. It’s been like therapy, and even though it’s closing early, we still did it.” The Opening Night production reportedly had a therapist on hand for the whole cast as it dealt with difficult topics. “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.
History of this topic
Sheridan Smith lands major new BBC One drama as she returns to TV screens after West End disaster
Daily Mail
Rufus Wainwright blames Brexit for early closure of Sheridan Smith musical Opening Night
The Independent
Sheridan Smith stuns in glamorous black dress with sweeping fishtail and plunging neckline at the Variety Club Showbusiness Awards after her musical Opening Night's cancellation
Daily Mail
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
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
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
Sheridan Smith’s divisive West End play to close two months early
The Independent
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
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 wows in a skintight semi-sheer mini dress as she joins James Norton at her West End show Opening Night afterparty
Daily Mail
'Sheridan Smith's 'drunken' collapse is great for business!' Soho restaurant and bar owners say actress's nightly stagger into the gutter for her new play Opening Night is drawing huge crowds
Daily Mail
Sheridan Smith is seen 'falling over in the street drunk' in shock scenes from new London stage role that involves her acting OUTSIDE the theatre
Daily Mail
Sheridan Smith opens up about her public ‘meltdown’ eight years ago
The Independent
Sheridan Smith quits as a judge on ITV talent show Starstruck
Daily Mail
Sheridan Smith pulls out of Funny Girl musical for up to a month with 'stress and exhaustion'
The IndependentDiscover Related