Jenna Coleman and Aidan Turner happily sign autographs despite the poor reception of their work

Jenna Coleman and Aidan Turner smiled despite the sour reception of their play in the West End as they signed autographs for fans outside the theater on Friday.

The couple are currently starring in the two-man show Lemons, Lemons, Lemons, Lemons, Lemons at the Harold Pinter Theater in London.

The 36-year-old Doctor Who actress looked effortlessly chic in an ankle-length black coat, worn over a chunky black jumper.

Jenna broke up the almost all-black ensemble with a white, green, and red plaid maxi shirt.

The star styled the outfit with chunky-heeled black patent leather loafers and a matching shoulder bag.

The Victoria leading lady let her dyed blonde bob loose and kept her makeup understated, with a touch of eyeliner and mascara.

His lead partner Aidan, 39, also kept it casual, opting for a white T-shirt, camel overshirt and black jeans.

The Poldark actor matched the outfit with white New Balance sneakers with red details.

The all-star play will be on stage for nine weeks and will see Jenna play the rule-abiding lawyer, Bernadette, while Aidan plays the free-spirited musician Oliver.

The official synopsis reads: ‘”Let’s talk until I’m done.” You will speak more than 123 million words in your life. What will you do when they run out?

“Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons is a sweet and funny romantic comedy about what we say, how we say it, and what happens when we can’t say anything anymore.”

The play explores a young couple’s response to a dystopian world in which words are rationed by “laws of silence.”

Jenna and Aidan take on the starring roles in this two-handed play, which is a West End revival of Sam Steiner’s debut play of the same name, a huge success following its debut at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2015. .

Casual: Aidan Turner, 39, appeared in a relaxed outfit of a camel overshirt, black jeans and New Balance sneakers.

Yet despite the talent of the actors, critics have been left with a slightly sour taste in their mouths since the Lemons, Lemons, Lemons, Lemons, Lemons press night at London’s Harold Pinter Theater on Tuesday night. evening.

Patrick Marmion of Mail Online gave the play two out of five stars, describing the script as “gimmicky”.

He said: ‘Give [anyone] a witty script like this from Sam Steiner and they’ll inevitably end up sounding like Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield, babbling to kill time on This Morning.’

Giving the play three out of five stars, Time Out magazine described it as “a disarmingly grim affair, or certainly compared to eight years ago”, with Brexit blamed for its “dour” tone.

Undeterred: The Doctor Who star didn’t seem bothered by the play’s less-than-stellar critical response, as he happily signed autographs for those in attendance

Happy face: Aidan was all smiles despite the play’s slightly sour reception as he signed autographs for fans outside the theater

However, the ‘charming’ set design was praised, while Steiner’s words, some of which have been rewritten since his debut, were applauded for standing the test of time.

Elsewhere, The Times also offered three out of five stars, while stating that the play soon runs out of steam.

‘Can two fine actors and a talented director, Josie Rourke, make this cocktail of beautiful ideas add up to more than the sum of its parts? Not quite,’ they write.

Leading roles: The actors play Oliver and Bernadette in this two-handed play, currently on display at London’s Harold Pinter Theater (pictured on stage)

Worse yet, a song from Total Eclipse of the Heart fades out as he runs out of words before she does. From time to time they fall apart.

Meanwhile, The Telegraph claimed it was “tempting, but limited” despite strong performances from its two stars, writing: “A lot for fans to admire, then, but a few syllables short of a blast.”

Dark Themes: The play explores a young couple’s response to a dystopian world in which words are rationed by “laws of silence.”