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‘I spoke complete twaddle for four minutes’: Meera Syal, Larry Lamb and more on the terror of stage fright

Forget Halloween! Real scares can happen to actors any night of the year. Big name performers, including Zachary Hart and Harmony Rose-Bremner, recall their worst moments – and how they overcame their fears

The Guardian - UK

Shirley Valentine review – huge laughs and tender feelings at a Liverpool homecoming

Back at the theatre where it premiered in 1986, Willy Russell’s play about a midlife voyage of self-discovery retains both its local and universal appeal

The Guardian - UK

Olivier Awards: Andrew Scott, Nicole Scherzinger and Sarah Jessica Parker among nominees

Annual British theatre awards will take place in April

The Independent UK

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Olivier awards 2024: complete list of nominations

Sunset Boulevard and Dear England have the most nominations at this year’s awards – see who else is in the running

The Guardian - UK

Why I made my new Channel 4 drama The Change, or, We Need to Talk About The Menopause

The comedian and screenwriter Bridget Christie is putting a new type of heroine on screen, in a new type of love story

Evening Standard

Sheridan Smith makes savage dig about her love life after string of heartaches

Actress Sheridan Smith has joked about finding her 'Costas' ahead of her Greece trip for the filming of her upcoming series, The Castaways, following her split last year

Daily Mirror

A Passionate Woman review – Kay Mellor’s wry rummage through middle-aged angst

A year after Mellor’s death, Tess Seddon directs her 1993 play marked by dry northern wit, knowing ridiculousness and deep, understated sadness

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Sheridan Smith lined up for one-woman Shirley Valentine tour - and she could net £500K

The tour comes on the heels of Smith's successful West End production, which netted £4 million in advance sales and was met with critical acclaim

Daily Mirror

Vicky McClure supporting Sheridan Smith after performance in Shirley Valentine

The actors were caught sharing a laugh backstage

Nottingham Post

The Evening Standard Theatre Podcast: Jenna Coleman and Josie Rourke on Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons

Plus reviews of Sheridan Smith in Shirley Valentine, and Women, Beware the Devil

Evening Standard

The week in theatre: Women, Beware the Devil; Romeo and Julie; Shirley Valentine – review

Director Rupert Goold and co have a field day with Lulu Raczka’s elusive new Jacobean folk horror; star-crossed Cardiff teenagers snare hearts and minds; and Sheridan Smith makes Willy Russell’s midlife monologue her own

The Guardian - UK

Sheridan Smith brings adorable son Billy on stage for Shirley Valentine standing ovation

Sheridan Smith became emotional when she received a standing ovation at the press night for Shirley Valentine as she welcomed her son Billy onto the stage

Daily Mirror

Shirley Valentine review: Sheridan Smith gives the performance of the year so far

Willy Russell’s 1986 warm, wistful play about a bored housewife is the perfect vehicle for Smith’s return to the stage

The Independent UK

Shirley Valentine review – Sheridan Smith disarms and dazzles with heart and soul

Willy Russell’s 1986 monologue about a neglected woman’s midlife liberation is given new life in this perceptive production

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Amanda Holden beams alongside rarely-seen mum as they pose in chic outfits on night out

Amanda Holden was all smiles as she and her mum Judith stepped out to support Sheridan Smith's Shirley Valentine debut in London and dazzled onlookers

Manchester Evening News

Sheridan Smith shown support over 'single mum' message as she shares rare video of her son

The award-winning actress and theatre star has been back on-screen as she promotes her latest stage role

The Independent UK

Sylvia Syms: Versatile British film star who turned down Hollywood

Actor who was best known for her starring role in ‘Ice Cold in Alex’ in 1958 has died at the age of 89

Irish Mirror

Norma Sheahan says rejection still hits ‘like a bang in the head’ as she opens up on life in the industry

"I’m doing a lot of auditioning, and I have rejections coming out my yin yang, but that is another part in doing audition"

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Sheridan Smith poses completely topless as she announces major career move

Seasoned actress Sheridan Smith told fans she was "very, very excited" for her latest gig as she posed topless promoting her titular role in Willy Russell's Shirley Valentine

Manchester Evening News

Sheridan Smith stuns as she strips off in announcement over major return to spotlight

The TV and theatre actress has kept somewhat of a low profile over the last year - until now

Daily Mirror

Sheridan Smith looks fresh-faced as she prepares for her return to London's West End

Sheridan Smith has been snapped out in London looking fresh faced as she prepares for her new role to play theatre's 'best loved mum' in West End come back

The Guardian - UK

Sheridan Smith to star as Shirley Valentine in the West End

Smith will take on the role of ‘theatre’s best-loved mum’ in Willy Russell’s play in London in February

The Guardian - UK

Shirley Valentine review – hilarious and heartrending revival of a romantic classic

Sally Reid is superbly deadpan in this devastating production of Willy Russell’s play about a woman who catches a glimpse of the life she could be living

Dublin Live

Hit comedy Shirley Valentine announces return to The Gaiety Theatre

The live show had audiences laughing out loud last year

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