Reporters who attended Opening Night at the Gielgud Theatre saw at least 50 audience members leave during the interval on two separate evenings last week.
It has been billed as her big comeback, inspiring critics to hail Sheridan Smith's soul-baring performance as 'sensational'.
Among those heading for an early exit last week was Helen, 59, an admin worker for the NHS, who went with a friend. She said: 'I didn't have a clue what was going on. It's not Sheridan – she's a great actress – but I was falling asleep.' Regular theatregoers Jeremy, 50, and wife Sally, 54, also left during the interval.
And Steph, 27, who watched it with a friend and left within the first hour, said: 'It was boring. The music was terrible. It was a zero out of ten for me.'
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