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Bewildered audience members whispered 'I don't get it' to each other during the interval of Sheridan Smith's under-fire West End play this evening, as they turned up despite its cancellation two-months early after poor reviews. One tired theatregoer even nodded off in the first half of the show, as his head slowly lowered before he was abruptly woken by Sheridan Smith's loud singing. This comes after defiant fans insisted she will 'bounce back' as they turned up to watch her musical, Opening Night, after at was announced the run at the Gielgud Theatre in London will end on Saturday May 18, two months earlier than originally planned on July 27.

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What an amazing mash-up Opening Night is. It's almost as if this oblisively obtuse new musical, which opened in the West End last night, was supposed to sabotage its dazzling leading lady, Sheridan Smith. And yet, if you can't hold a good woman down, you have no chance whatsoever against Smith's unstoppable charisma. It's based on a long-forgotten John Cassavetes film of the same year from 1977, it's about a Broadway actor Myrtle's nervous breakdown after being aware of the death of a young fan outside the theater.

In her simple ensemble, the actress, 42, put on a stunningly chic look, wearing light blue jeans, a navy jumper, and black knee-high boots.

This is the moment diners, bar patrons, and pedestrians were left stunned and wondering if they could help as a 'drunk' Sheridan Smith stumbled out of her own West End performance and collapsed onto the pavement. The shocking scenes, which were witnessed by disoriented revellers on their phones, were part of Smith's latest film in which the actor, 42, plays alcoholic Broadway hero Myrtle Gordon. Opening Night is based on John Cassavetes' 1977 film of the same name, and follows a theatre company's plans to stage a new play as their leading lady is shaken by tragedy.