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Fresh blow for Sheridan Smith as ticket prices slashed on Opening Night play – after audiences walked out or fell asleep
The show opened on March 6 and will be running shows until July 27
THE Tickets for Sheridan Smith's Opening Night have been slashed by more than forty per cent.
It comes after last week members of the audience 'fell asleep’ and ‘left the theatre’ during the show.
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On March 6 Sheridan took on the role of Myrtle Gordon as part of Opening Night at the Gielgud Theatre.
The show is based on the 1977 film with the same name.
It has been left with mixed reviews as some have even fallen asleep during the show.
Seat filling service, ShowFilmFirst, are now flogging the tickets for as little as £25, while the London Theatre Direct website are offering front row seats for just £110 (which are usually £176).
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The event ticket seller has also dropped the £105 tickets down to £66.
The site also says that they can get tickets from just £25 and that they could save £76 per ticket.
Just last month The Sun revealed that audience members walked out before the show’s curtain call.
One theatregoer said: "The entire row in front of me left during the interval. I wanted to, but I'm glad I didn't, as I would have missed the part of the show where Sheridan fights with a ghost while dubstep music is played.
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"More people in the audience, sat quite near the front, got up and left in a huff during this moment too - while Sheridan was actually onstage."
They continued: "During the interval and after the show, everyone around me was talking about how confused they were by the show, and found the screens dotted around the theatre extremely distracting.
"Sheridan put on an excellent show, but the material she and the rest of the cast had been given to work with was pretty shocking - with poor songs and a dull storyline.
"The show is still in previews, so hopefully there are some drastic re-writes before opening night.
"Otherwise it'll be Closing Night sooner than planned.
"Tellingly, there was no standing ovation - something extremely rare for a West End show, especially with a cast of this calibre."
Opening Night follows the story of an alcoholic Broadway star who has struggled to come to terms with the death of a teenage fan.
The audience watch Sheridan crawl through the streets of London as part of the performance - and it is all filmed live and played out onto a screen for the audience inside.
The award-winning actress, who is in character, realises that she's late to the first night of her show after drinking booze.
Speaking about the opening scene of the show, Sheridan said: “I love leaving it all on the stage. I have to say, it is quite fun doing that scene outside.
“I know my publicist doesn’t like it very much for safety reasons and she has a panic but I love it because it is live and so immersive.
“My knees have taken a bit of a knock but it all adds to the excitement.
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“It will be different every night which keeps it fresh as people will be crossing to the shops — it will be interesting.”
The show will run until July 27.
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