Catherine Tyldesley’s touring Bonnie & Clyde musical leaves ticket holders outraged by suddenly announcing its closure ‘with immediate effect’ – just HOURS before next show

Catherine Tyldesley’s latest musical, a theatrical portrayal of Bonnie & Clyde, has left ticket holders outraged after its closure was suddenly announced ‘with immediate effect’ just hours before their next show.

The former Coronation Street star, 40, toured Britain while starring as leading gangster Blanche Barrow in Bonnie and Clyde.

The production, which was due to tour Britain from April to October, was due to take to the stage at the Southend, Cliffs Pavilion on Tuesday.

But just four hours before the show, they issued a statement revealing the show had been cancelled, leaving fans ‘gutted’ and ‘disappointed’.

MailOnline can confirm that the reason for the cancellation was due to ‘disappointing ticket sales’, which made the show ‘no longer financially viable’.

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“We would like to thank the extremely hardworking and endlessly talented cast and company who have entertained thousands of audiences across the country with this production.

‘Ticket holders will soon be contacted by their point of sale with further information.’

The call to cancel the show devastated fans as they called the decision ‘shameful’.

Theater enthusiasts confessed their anger at

One wrote: ‘A disgraceful decision to do this halfway through a tour and just hours before a show that people have traveled for. Just finish the rest of the shows, pay your talented cast, and then call it a loss. Your producers should no longer be managing a show or tour.”

‘You used the word ‘conclude’ when you should have used ‘cancelled’. A shameful decision just hours before a series of shows in Southend that people have already traveled to. Thank you to your producers for ruining a great show with a cult following that will now be lost.”

‘Too bad we had tickets for Blackpool! Also a Christmas present!’

‘Oh sad news, was going to see it in September and was really looking forward to seeing the show’

‘Just had an email about this – very disappointed as we were supposed to see this tomorrow at Cliffs Pavillion. Such a shame it was canceled halfway through the tour!’

“Wow, shocked. Glad I caught it early in Wolverhampton but was planning on going again. It’s hugely undervalued.’

Representatives for the musical told MailOnline: ‘Bonnie & Clyde The Musical will conclude its tour of Britain and Ireland with immediate effect.

‘The Whatsonstage-winning Best New Musical began its tour at Leicester Curve in February and has received a string of five-star reviews and standing ovations at venues across the country.

‘Unfortunately, it has been concluded that due to disappointing ticket sales it is no longer financially feasible to continue with the tour.

“We would like to thank the extremely hardworking and endlessly talented cast and company who have entertained thousands of audiences across the country with this production.”

MailOnline has contacted Catherine’s representatives for comment.

Catherine is currently on holiday in Malta as she updated her 634,000 followers in a busty holiday snap on Instagram.

She also posted clips to her Stories exploring the European city.

The actress captioned the post, “Spent five minutes today scripting, zooming and writing. About two minutes after we took this photo, a storm started… FUMIN! Oh Malta, I missed you so much

The cancellation comes just weeks after she admitted she was “heartbroken” in a statement shared on Instagram after missing her April performance.

The actress revealed she had to miss the opening night in Woking, London, after suffering from migraines.

She said on Instagram: ‘Due to visually impaired migraine attacks moments before the curtain rises, I am gutted not to be performing tonight.

“But rest assured, the incredible @oonagh111 will be absolutely brilliant as Blanche.

‘Broken my heart not to do the opening night here in Woking, but it’s never been about how I encounter things/people on stage. On to rest! Enjoy the show, folks.”

Catherine was replaced by her understudy Oonagh.

While on tour in Britain, Catherine thanked her husband Tom Pitfield for ‘holding down the fort’ as she toured the country performing in the musical.

The couple has a nine-year-old son Alfie and a two-year-old daughter, Iris.

She shared a sweet photo of herself cuddling her daughter and wrote, “Baby Girl met mommy at the train station and it was EVERYTHING.

‘My family picked me up in Leeds because Manchester was still an hour on the train and still an hour apart… clinging to every second of these fleeting weekends.

‘My heart is replenished for a week. Another shout out to my beautiful husband for being the most incredible father and holding down the fort. And to my beautiful son Alfie, the best big brother in the world. We have this team.”

Catherine shares the role of Blanche with Hollyoaks and Holby City’s Daisy Wood-Davis in certain locations.

EastEnders actor Danny Hatchard has made his musical theater debut with the show alongside Heathers and Newsies star Alex James-Hatton, with the pair sharing the role of Clyde Barrow on the tour.

The website described the performance as follows: ‘Two small-town kids from the middle of nowhere became the greatest folk heroes in all of America. They craved adventure – and each other. Their names were Bonnie and Clyde.

‘Fearless, brazen and alluring, this award-winning production has gained a huge following, much like the infamous duo themselves, and now they’re ready to take your city by storm.

‘Discover the thrilling story of love, adventure and crime that captured the attention of an entire nation.’