Lily Allen is a glamorous figure in a black crop top and matching pants as she exits the Duke of York’s Theater after another performance of The Pillowman

Lily Allen is a glamorous figure in a black crop top and matching pants as she exits the Duke of York’s Theater after another performance of The Pillowman

Lily Allen was a quintessentially glamorous figure as she left the Duke of York’s Theater on Tuesday after another performance of The Pillowman.

The singer, 38, looked incredible as she slipped into a black crop top with a collar that emphasized her toned midriff.

The hitmaker paired it with matching high-waisted pants and added height to her body with black heels.

The budding actress carried a black handbag and topped off her outfit with a pair of gold hoop earrings.

Lily wore her platinum blonde locks in a cropped style and completed her look for the evening with a light makeup palette.

Stunning: Lily Allen made a typically glamorous figure as she left Duke of York’s Theater on Tuesday after another performance of The Pillowman

Looking good: The singer, 38, looked incredible as she slipped into a black crop top with a collar that emphasized her toned midriff

The Pillowman is Lily’s latest acting role after appearing as Jenny in 2:22 A Ghost Story last year.

The star beamed as she posed for photos with fans after yet another The Pillowman performance for which she has received critical acclaim.

The singer recently appeared on This Morning alongside her co-star Steve Pemberton to discuss the production.

She said, “There’s a little bit of violence in it. She’s an artist and a writer and that’s something I’ve identified with. She certainly pushes boundaries. There was much for me to draw from.’

Lily, who is used to performing as a singer, shared how she likes the fixed character of the leading role in a theater production.

She said, “I really like the routine of it all. I like to be in one place. It’s nice not to get on a bus and go to the next destination.’

The role is a serious undertaking for Lily, as she does not leave the stage for the entire duration of the play.

She said, ‘There are so many lines. I started learning them in February. She reads her stories. Five or six of her stories I must know by heart.’

Style: The budding actress carried a black handbag and topped off her outfit with a pair of gold hoop earrings

Flawless: Lily wore her platinum blonde locks in a cropped style and completed her evening look with a light makeup palette

Interview: The singer recently appeared on This Morning alongside her co-star Steve Pemberton to discuss the production

She said, “There’s a little bit of violence in it. She’s an artist and a writer and that’s something I’ve identified with. She certainly pushes boundaries. There was a lot for me to tap into’

Steve also sang Lily’s praises, saying, “She’s absolutely smashing it.” She carries the entire piece because she never leaves the stage.”

While she enjoys her work, Lily said she doesn’t want the piece to have a long run, as her children Ethel and Marnie are going back to school in September.

The play first premiered in 2003 and was written by Martin McDonagh, who has since become known for such films as The Banshees Of Inisherin and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.

The Pillowman will only run for a limited time and will end in early September.

The Pillowman: What do the critics think?

The TelegraphClaire Allfree

Judgement:

‘[The]production lacks psychological conviction and a certain atmospheric sharpness, while Allen is completely at 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 timesClive Davis

Judgement:

“Is Allen 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.”

The stageSam Marlow

Judgement:

There’s a pale emptiness about Allen that may be intentional but that 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.”

The evening standardNick Curtis

Judgement:

“Allen, who made an impressive stage debut in Dunster’s 2:22 running A Ghost Story, is compulsive to watch: drawn, intense, angular.

“But this show requires juggling emotional states she can’t quite muster.”

Theater maniaAlex 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 the wrong hands in theatrical .

“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.”

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