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Rufus Wainwright blames UK’s ‘narrow outlook’ after Brexit for Opening Night’s flop

Exclusive: Audience had ‘vitriolic reaction’ to European tone of musical, forced to close early

The Guardian - UK

Opening Night starring Sheridan Smith to close two months early

Producers of West End musical say premature end is due to ‘challenging financial landscape’

The Guardian - UK

Netflix's surprise new no.1 series is British drama that's dethroned The Gentlemen

Cleaning Up is, er, cleaning up Netflix's UK chart

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Is Cleaning Up a true story? This is what inspired the gripping ITV drama

Cleaning Up starring Sheridan Smith was actually based on iconic '80s film, Wall Street

Woman & Home

The week in theatre: Opening Night; MJ the Musical – review

Sheridan Smith captivates, if the songs don’t quite, in Ivo van Hove and Rufus Wainwright’s new backstage musical

The Guardian - UK

Sheridan Smith feels like she's 'taking back control' of her life with 'gift of a role' in Opening Night

Opening Night star Sheridan Smith said playing an actress in the grip of a mental breakdown was “a gift” of a part that allowed her to take “back control” of her life.

Evening Standard

Opening Night review – Sheridan Smith’s boozy meltdown shakes up musical theatre

Smith plays a Broadway star in the midst of a mental crisis in Ivo van Hove and Rufus Wainwright’s glittering and extravagantly original musical adaptation of the Cassavetes film

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Sheridan Smith's best stage roles, as her new musical Opening Night makes its debut in the West End

Over the past 25 years, the darling of British theatre has proved there’s little she can’t do. On the eve of her latest big London show we take a look at her best roles yet

Evening Standard

The Teacher season 2: episode guide, trailer, cast, plot, interviews, air date and everything you need to know

The Teacher season 2 on Channel 5 stars Kara Tointon, Will Mellor and Emmett J Scanlan.

WhatToWatch

Things to do in London this weekend (March 22 – 24)

Mike Daw returns with everything you should be seeing, eating, drinking and doing this weekend

Evening Standard

The hottest London theatre tickets to book right now from Slave Play to Opening Night

Want to know the shows creating the most buzz in the capital? Read on...

Evening Standard

Olivier Awards 2024: nominations in full including nods for Nicole Scherzinger and Sarah Jessica Parker

The National Theatre’s stellar year is recognised with 15 nominations

Evening Standard

Sarah Jessica Parker and David Tennant among 2024 Olivier nominees

Football drama Dear England receives nine nominations in a year that featured a string of celebrity castings

The Guardian - UK

Sheridan Smith on her public breakdown eight years ago: 'I felt so ashamed of that time'

Smith opened up about the difficult period in her life as she discussed her upcoming role in the stage adaptation of the 1977 film Opening Night

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - UK

‘It’s so close to the bone’: Sheridan Smith on her very public meltdown – and reliving it on stage

Eight years after self-doubt, anxiety, alcohol and grief caused her to unravel, the Olivier-winner is now playing an actress trapped in a similar nightmare. She explains how she is taking back control of her ordeal

The Guardian - UK

Sheridan Smith says ADHD diagnosis helped her ‘make sense of a lot of things’

Actor and TV personality, 42, said diagnosis helped her understand her ‘brain’s background noise’

Evening Standard

Sheridan Smith reveals she has been diagnosed with ADHD

The West End star spoke of the pressure of perpetually ‘overanalysing’ the smallest details

The Guardian - UK

The week in TV: Doctor Who; Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy; Murder Is Easy; The Castaways – review

The new Doctor dazzles, a tribute to Manchester’s comedy queen is unexpectedly emotional, and a Christie adaptation brings a fresh eye to murder

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The Independent UK

The best theatre to see in 2024: from Sarah Jessica Parker’s West End debut to Sarah Snook’s one-woman show

A-listers are treading the boards in force and your favourite films are being transformed for the stage. Jessie Thompson brings you our ultimate guide to what to see at the theatre in 2024

WhatToWatch

Sheridan Smith reveals behind-the-scenes secrets from The Castaways set

Sheridan Smith and Céline Buckens play sisters fighting for their lives in action-packed drama, The Castaways.

The Guardian - UK

The Castaways to Hell Camp: Teen Nightmare – the seven best shows to stream this week

A mystery thriller starring Sheridan Smith as a woman who disappears in a plane crash, plus a deeply startling Netflix documentary

Evening Standard

The Castaways on Paramount+ review: Sheridan Smith's Lost-adjacent drama is deliciously twisty

Nervous flyers, look away

The Independent UK

Genuinely good Christmas TV: The shows to watch during the festive season

We had a peek at some of the biggest series arriving on our screens over the next few weeks, from ‘The Heist Before Christmas’ to ‘Truelove’, and here’s what we thought…

The Independent UK

One Show viewers in hysterics as Sheridan Smith and Stephen Fry get stuck in lift minutes before appearance

Hosts Alex Jones and Ronan Keating were forced to improvise in chaotic TV moment

GoodToKnow

Sheridan Smith admits ‘I swore I’d never do it again’ as she opens up on co-parenting and mum guilt with son Billy

Sheridan Smith shares how she co-parents son Billy with ex Jamie Horn

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