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.
And audience members who turned out for the play as the final curtain looms admitted to MailOnline they found the show 'disjointed' - as others turned out at the bar for a top-up on their wine to see them through to the end. Smith's performance is among the handful of positives cited by critics, including for the scenes in which she stumbles into the street, filmed live for the audience insideSheridan Smith seen acting out in the road in Soho while filming scenes for new musical Opening Night Actor Danni said: 'It was terrible. This is the first time I’ve walked out from a West End play. It was just very confusing- none of us got what they were trying to do.
As the show got underway, jokes were met with 'bewildered stares from the audience with friends looking at each other as if it say"I don't get it"', a reporter watching the play said.In the foyer, audience members stood around looking confused. One woman with an empty glass of wine asked her friend 'Do you think we need another one?', before they both laughed and walked over to the bar.
Despite this, Sheridan received a standing ovation at the end of the show from the loyal fans who stuck around to see the whole performance. Sheridan was handed a bunch of flowers by fans waiting for her outside after the show who she spent ten minutes with posing for pictures and giving out hugsJoe Cowan and Jane Croucher waited for Sheridan after the show and said they loved the show because it was 'mad and different'Veteran radio presenter Alex Lester and his wife Kerry said they didn't regret turning out for the show branded 'muddled' and 'boring'.
Jane Croucher, who waited behind to cheer Sheridan afterwards, said: 'I loved it because it’s mad and different. 'So we can either get an exchange for an earlier date or a refund. We couldn't do an earlier date because Emily is at university. So we thought we'd come today last minute.'
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