Sheridan Smith puts on a leggy display while performing in an all-female play Shirley Valentine
Sheridan Smith puts on a leggy display in jean shorts as she prepares for her role as Shirley Valentine, a middle-aged housewife bound for Greece, in a new one-woman play.
Sheridan Smith put on a leggy display when she got into character as Shirley Valentine at the Duke Of York Theater in London on Tuesday.
The 41-year-old actress began her 15-week run in Willy Russell’s One-Woman Play last week and has so far received rave reviews and standing ovations.
She looked amazing in a pair of jean shorts and an oversized pink tank top that she tied in a knot at one side.
Sheridan tossed her blonde locks back into a sleek updo and donned a pair of large rose-rimmed sunglasses.
She posed for several photos while sitting at one table and leaning against a large rock at another.
Showtime: Sheridan Smith put on a leggy display while getting into character as Shirley Valentine at the Duke Of York Theater in London on Tuesday.
Performance: The actress, 41, began her 15-week stint in Willy Russell’s one-woman play last week and has so far received rave reviews and standing ovations
Shirley Valentine, which was also made into a 1989 film with Pauline Collins, is a one-woman show that tells the story of a working-class housewife from Liverpool.
The play is the joyous and life-affirming story of the woman who lost herself in marriage and motherhood, the woman who ended up talking to the kitchen wall while cooking her husband’s hashbrowns and egg.
But Shirley still has a secret dream. And in her bag, a plane ticket. It is possible that one day she will simply leave a note that says: ‘she Gone! I went to Greece.
Shirley Valentine is written by Willy Russell, directed by Matthew Dunster, designed by Paul Wills, with lighting design by Lucy Carter, sound design by Ian Dickinson for Autograph, and produced by David Pugh.
After she took the stage for the first performance, audience members took to social media to discuss the show, calling Sheridan’s performance “perfect.”
One wrote: ‘@sheridansmith1 wow what a performance, a true icon and such talent. One woman show so amazing @shirleyonstage a must see’.
“A well deserved standing ovation for @sheridansmith1 tonight after an amazing opening night performance as Shirley Valentine. Craving fries and egg now,” another tweeted.
While others noted that she ‘teared it to the park’, one simply shared: ‘Sheridan Smith as Shirley Valentine in West End: totally divine.’
She looked good: She looked amazing in a pair of jean shorts and an oversized pink T-shirt that she tied in a knot at the side.
All smiles: Sheridan tossed her blonde locks back into a sleek updo and donned a pair of large rose-rimmed sunglasses
On stage: Posed for several photos while in character sitting at a table and leaning against a large rock in another
Looking back: The role of Shirley Valentine was made famous by 82-year-old actress Pauline Collins when it was made into a movie in 1989.
In Character: Shirley Valentine is a one-woman show that tells the story of a working-class housewife from Liverpool.
Unbelievable: After Sheridan took the stage for the first performance, audience members took to social media to discuss the show, calling Sheridan’s performance “perfect”
Shirley Valentine is written by Willy Russell, directed by Matthew Dunster, designed by Paul Wills, with lighting design by Lucy Carter, sound design by Ian Dickinson for Autograph, and produced by David Pugh.
Speaking earlier about taking on the role, Sheridan explained: “As a mother, now myself, I am delighted to play the most beloved mother in the theater and I am honored to be tasked by Willy Russell to bring his Shirley to life once again in West”. End.
Continuing, he promised at the time: “Now, to practice cooking French fries and eggs.”