Opening Night review: Sheridan Smith defies director's bid to ruin her big night with a cheekiness and vulnerability as dangerous as it is riveting, writes PARICK MARIMION : vimarsana.com

Opening Night review: Sheridan Smith defies director's bid to ruin her big night with a cheekiness and vulnerability as dangerous as it is riveting, writes PARICK MARIMION

What an extraordinary theatrical mash-up Opening Night is. It's almost as if this studiously obtuse new musical was designed to sabotage its fabulous leading lady, Sheridan Smith.

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