Lily Allen and her husband David Harbour step out after her latest West End performance
Lily Allen had a lot to smile about when she was joined by husband David Harbor after her West End performance on Thursday night.
The singer, 38, appeared in high spirits as she stopped by fans outside the Duke Of York Theater to sign some autographs.
She was accompanied by her famous husband and Hollywood star David Harbor, who donned an all-black ensemble.
Lily — who stars in the new West End production of The Pillowman — donned a typically casual look after her grueling performance.
The Smile singer opted for oversized black pants and a gray blouse top with long sleeves.
Looking radiant: Lily Allen had a lot to smile about as she was joined by husband David Harbor after her performance in the West End on Thursday night
Appearance: She was accompanied by her famous husband and Stranger Things star David Harbour, who wore an all black ensemble
The hitmaker kept cozy in a pair of open camel sandals and carried the essentials in a large black tote bag.
The actress kept her platinum locks in a low bun and wore a brown ELLE cap.
Meanwhile, David, 48, looked demure in a black shirt, jacket and matching trousers.
He combined the look with black trainers and hid behind a black cap.
The Stranger Things star was captured smiling as he exited the building as Lily stopped to chat with some fans.
Lily and the Hollywood star started dating in 2019 and got married in Las Vegas in September 2020.
David has become a stepfather to Lily’s daughters Ethel, 11, and Marnie, 10, who she shares with ex-husband Sam Cooper.
He portrays father figure Jim Hopper in Stranger Things and has previously said the role helped prepare him to become a stepfather to Lily’s daughters.
Cosy: The Smile singer, 38, opted for oversized black trousers and a gray long-sleeved blouse
Calm: Meanwhile, David, 48, looked calm in a black shirt, jacket and matching trousers
The family vacationed together in December to St. Barts.
Back in July last year, David opened up about his marriage to Lily and gushed over his wife admitting it People“I’m so thankful that I’m not alone anymore, and that I have someone I can tell everything to and who can tell me everything.
“We can share this experience to walk through life together.”
He added, “I’m always so grateful for that, because I’ve been alone most of my life.”
The Not Fair hitmaker looked radiant after the reprise of Martin McDonagh’s play The Pillowman received lukewarm reviews following press night last week.
The singer has taken on the gender-swapped role of Katurian in the play, which follows the fiction writer as she is imprisoned by a totalitarian state.
But despite ditching her typically classy looks for a more bloodied and bruised look, there was a mixed reaction to the revival.
One wrote that they were “a bit bored” watching the show, while others called her talents too “limited” for the complex character.
Lily had a bloodied face as she bowed at the end of her press night debut after starring opposite Steve Pemberton and Paul Kaye in the play, taking on the role previously played by David Tennant in the 2003 original.
To enrol The TelegraphClaire Allfree awarded the show three stars, writing, “[The] the production lacks psychological conviction and a certain atmospheric sharpness, while Allen is all out to sea amid the play’s bold shifts in tone.
“I went expecting to be shocked and nauseated. Instead, I noticed that I often got a little bored.’
The times gave the play two stars, with Clive Davis writing “Can Allen be up to the task?” It’s true that she didn’t disgrace herself in that hugely popular supernatural thriller, 2:22: A Ghost Story.
‘But here her limitations become more apparent. There is little variation in her voice and gestures; at times she seems almost a spectator at her own ordeal.
“It’s Steve Pemberton and Paul Kaye—as the sadistic Tupolski and Ariel, respectively—who grab your attention.”
However, The evening standard Nick Curtis awarded the play four stars, writing, “Allen, who made an impressive stage debut in Dunster’s running 2:22 A Ghost Story, is compulsive to watch: drawn, intense, angular.”
“But this show requires juggling emotional states that she can’t quite muster.”
In the meantime The stage awarded the show three stars, while Sam Marlow wrote, “There’s a pale emptiness about Allen that may be intentional, but makes her hard to deal with.
McDonagh looks at the myth of the tortured artist and the notion of creative immortality, rather than questioning it, but by mischievously refusing to commit to a point of view, he repeatedly undermines his own arguments, with the result that the piece feels thin and vague.”
To write for Theater maniasaid Alex Wood: “As in her West End debut 2:22 A Ghost Story (also directed by Dunster), Allen does well on stage – sincere, eloquent and never overly maniacal in a role that could easily slip into theatrical scenes in the wrong hands.
“She definitely has better material to work with here than she did on her freshman internship outing, to the extent that you can follow a pretty clear character arc as Katurian goes from bewilderment to confident catharsis.”
After the press night show, Lily appeared to be jovial as she appeared on stage at the Duke of York Theater with her co-star Steve Pemberton.
Lily bowed to the crowd, displaying her character’s injuries as blood trickled down her face and stained her sweater, alluding to the production’s tragic end.
Lily seemed pleased with The Pillowman’s first press night as she flashed a big smile and waved to the crowd as she bowed.
She was joined onstage by her co-stars Steve, who plays Tupolski, and Matthew Tennyson, who stars as Michal, for the curtain call.
Lily is the first woman to play Katurian, after David Tennant played the main character in the original Olivier award-winning play.
Speaking of the decision to cast a woman in the role, Lily shared The Telegraph: ‘I think it adds an extra layer of horror, because we’re not used to women being beaten up.
“It will be shocking, in that sense. I also feel that men don’t necessarily get the same c**p for their artistic output as women do.’
Happy couple: Lily and the Hollywood star started dating in 2019 and got married in Las Vegas in September 2020, as David has become a stepfather to Lily’s daughters Ethel, 11, and Marnie, 10, who she shares with ex-husband Sam Cooper
Didn’t like it? Lily’s debut in the revival of Martin McDonagh’s play The Pillowman has received lukewarm reviews from post-opening night critics at the Duke Of York Theater
Lily said, “I think it will add an extra layer of horror because we’re not used to seeing women get beat up” (pictured last week after her performance debut)
The Pillowman follows Katurian as she is brutally interrogated by the authorities after a spate of murders bears similarities to her short stories.
The black comedy “examines the artist’s role in society and asks what price we pay for freedom of expression,” according to a synopsis on the play’s website.
Speaking of The Pillowman’s discussions of censorship, Lily said the piece raises many questions about free speech and the internet.
The production runs at the Duke of York Theater until September 2, and the highly anticipated opening night on Friday has already sold out.