Sheridan Smith is ready to mild up the West Finish this Christmas, in a revival of Alan Ayckbourn’s Lady in Thoughts.
Scheduled to open Tuesday, December ninth 2025, the psychological comedy will run for a restricted season on the Duke of York’s Theatre in central London, marking Smith’s return to the venue following her triumphant run in Shirley Valentine final yr.
Directed by former Donmar Warehouse inventive director Michael Longhurst (Subsequent to Regular), and produced by Wessex Grove and Gavin Kalin Productions, the play will see Sheridan play the position of Susan, an sad Vicar’s spouse who imagines the right life for herself the place her household and profession line-up completely.
Following its stint in London, the present will go to Sunderland Empire from March 4th to March seventh 2026 and Theatre Royal, Glasgow from March tenth to March 14th 2026.
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Alan Ayckbourn’s Lady in Thoughts first premiered in 1985 on the Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough, earlier than transferring to London’s West Finish in 1986. It marked a turning level in Ayckbourn’s profession, showcasing a darker and extra psychologically complicated type than his earlier comedies.
The play follows Susan, a uncared for housewife, whose retreat right into a vivid fantasy life step by step blurs with actuality. Notable for being instructed completely from Susan’s perspective—together with moments the place the viewers sees the world as she perceives it—the play was praised for its creative construction and emotional depth, cementing its status as one among Ayckbourn’s strongest and modern works.
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