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has spoken of her “heartbreak” about the early closure of her current show Opening Night, and shared her concerns she “let down” her colleagues.
The two-time Olivier winner is currently starring in a new musical adaptation of the 1977 film Opening Night, about an actor gearing up for a new play while enduring personal and professional struggles.However, it was eventually announced Opening Night would be closing two months earlier than planned, which its leading star has taken to heart.I was just heartbroken for the company. I felt that I’d let them down in a way, that I couldn’t sell it.
Elsewhere in the interview, Sheridan insisted she has no regrets about her role in the ill-fated show. “I feel bad for the team and all the work they put in, but I’m at that age now where I want to be challenged. I want to do new things, I don’t want to do that same old boring stuff,” she said.Meanwhile, Sheridan will next be seen in action in the upcoming ITV drama I Fought The Law, based on the true story of a mum who “fought to change the Double Jeopardy Law, and see her daughter’s murderer brought to justice”.
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