This is the moment diners, pub-goers and pedestrians were left stunned and wondering if they should help as a 'drunk' Sheridan Smith stumbled out of her own West End play and collapsed onto the street.
Sheridan Smith is reportedly earning £21,000 per week despite her recent theatre show being cut from theatre two months early.
According to the publication, her most recent annual accounts, sent to Companies House by her TV management company Barking Mad Productions this week, showed that she paid around £222,445 in Corporation Tax for 2023. The show will now end its run at the Gielgud Theatre in London on Saturday May 18, two months earlier than originally planned on July 27 - as producers blamed a 'challenging financial landscape' for the shock decision.
And despite her role being cut short, Sheridan, who was nominated for the Best Actress award at the Olivier Awards for her role in Shirley Valentine, is still set to receive a big payout for all her hard work this year The acclaimed TV actress - who endured a public breakdown amid her run in Funny Girl in 2016 - dyed her blonde locks brown especially for the part, but the production received one-star reviews amid some praise.Nick Curtis: 'This dismally muddled, self-important, furtively misogynist musical about an actress going to pieces squanders the talents of everyone involved, even breaking’s Sheridan Smith's unique ability to connect with an audience.
Advertisement Sheridan was seen smiling, dressed down in a sweater and jogging bottoms, as she came away from the theatre after last night's performance. 'In a challenging financial landscape, Opening Night was always a risk and, while the production may not have had the life we had hoped for, we feel immensely proud of the risk we took and of this extraordinary production.
The show is performed in a venue situated between two pubs in London's West End, naturally attracting rowdy drinkers. 'I was like,"It's fine, it doesn't matter and they were like,"No, no you can't go too far over that way". So I had to start the scene a bit closer to the stage door.' He said: 'I had the most wonderful and inspiring time making Opening Night thanks to the talent and commitment of our incredible cast and production team.
'With Rufus's beautiful music, we made something totally unique and true to John Cassavetes' daring exploration of the human condition. 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. Staff at the theatre confirmed it was a regular occurrence.
At one point in the show, Sheridan's character Myrtle takes a tumble outside while the rest of the cast gather around her 'Sheridan is a saving grace for Opening Night because of how good she is on stage, but even her star power can't get the crowds in.' Sheridan Smith is filmed outside the Gielgud Theatre as part of the production, smoking and stumbling before staggering back inside
'I feel like the part is a gift, it's a gift of a part for any actress to play and I'm loving every minute of it, it's such an honour. I can't wait for people to see it now.'
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