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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2016 19:44:36 GMT
Or, funnily enough, she could just be ill. People are so fast to jump on the band wagon of "SHE CAN'T HANDLE THE ROLE" but this is the first show she is missing since the transfer and it is just one performance. For all we know, she could be back on stage tomorrow better than ever. People get ill, give her a chance. People like Emma Hatton don't get this level of negativity, and she has missed numerous shows all over the place. Granted, she has done the role full time for over a year now but she has missed a lot. If Sheridan continuously missed ala Heather Headley then I could understand the whole complaint of clearly she can't handle it. But she has missed one show. Give the poor girl a chance. She looked ill last night, its no surprise. And I am sure all this negativity is doing nothing for her to help mentally. Totally agree! I love Sheridan and all this negativity she is getting is not good at all for her or for the shows reputation. She's probably one of the best actress in England. She's certainly my favourite! (Followed by Sophie Okonedo and Keeley Hawes) but her performances in shows such as Cilla, Mrs Biggs, The Widower etc. Are amazing and she can defiantly take on a role like this. I hope she stays in England and fights off the negativity. May I ask how many shows Heather Headley missed in the bodyguard? Was that why she left? |
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Post by Steffi on May 9, 2016 19:51:49 GMT
Or, funnily enough, she could just be ill. People are so fast to jump on the band wagon of "SHE CAN'T HANDLE THE ROLE" but this is the first show she is missing since the transfer and it is just one performance. For all we know, she could be back on stage tomorrow better than ever. People get ill, give her a chance. People like Emma Hatton don't get this level of negativity, and she has missed numerous shows all over the place. Granted, she has done the role full time for over a year now but she has missed a lot. If Sheridan continuously missed ala Heather Headley then I could understand the whole complaint of clearly she can't handle it. But she has missed one show. Give the poor girl a chance. She looked ill last night, its no surprise. And I am sure all this negativity is doing nothing for her to help mentally. Totally agree! I love Sheridan and all this negativity she is getting is not good at all for her or for the shows reputation. She's probably one of the best actress in England. She's certainly my favourite! (Followed by Sophie Okonedo and Keeley Hawes) but her performances in shows such as Cilla, Mrs Biggs, The Widower etc. Are amazing and she can defiantly take on a role like this. I hope she stays in England and fights off the negativity. May I ask how many shows Heather Headley missed in the bodyguard? Was that why she left? Heather had a bad attendance level at The Bodyguard (I'm saying this as someone who adores her as a performer). No idea how many shows she missed but it were quite a lot. However, she left because her contract was up and she wanted to go back home. Simple as that. |
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Post by theatrefan25 on May 9, 2016 20:08:52 GMT
Unless I'm misinformed, Sheridan also didn't stage door on Saturday night which is unlike her. I guessed it was to get home a bit earlier (what with the BAFTAs on her day off) but maybe she had already started feeling ill.
Even forgetting the 'was she drunk?' articles, today's bashing of her supposedly being 'annoyed' she didn't win the BAFTA is ludicrous. If you watch any interview she's done in the past 5 years, she always seems genuinely grateful/surprised to even be nominated for anything, let alone win, and certainly doesn't appear to be in the business to win awards. I'm aware I probably sound like a defensive mega fan right now (which I'm not, prior to funny girl I hadn't seen her live since Legally Blonde where I saw her once) but this is my honest opinion from seeing her on TV for the last few years and also meeting her not long ago at stage door. Everyone comments on how lovely she is.
I hope this bad press doesn't drive her away from the show early (I know she has only missed 1 show so far, don't mean to sound like I'm jumping the gun just yet). But it would seem the papers are looking to catch her out if she even blinks at the wrong time.
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Post by partytentdown on May 9, 2016 21:23:24 GMT
Calm down guys, she's probably got a cold. I've got one at the moment, a right nasty bugger to get rid of too.
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2016 21:46:54 GMT
She's just tweeted - Well done press! U let down me,the cast & everyone who spent money to see me. I apologise
Profusely! Sorry! Sorry I'm not strong enough ❤️
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Post by emilyrose on May 9, 2016 21:55:22 GMT
She's just tweeted - Well done press! U let down me,the cast & everyone who spent money to see me. I apologise Profusely! Sorry! Sorry I'm not strong enough ❤️ Is she ok? Is she blaming bad press for her not being able to perform? Well her reaction to it at least. The press wasn't even too bad, plus she doesn't have to read it. What would she do if her reviews were bad for the show? I really think she needs some help at this stage. |
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Post by infofreako on May 9, 2016 21:57:24 GMT
This is the problem, the press have got the bit between their teeth and they're determined to rip her to shreds.
Whether or not she was drunk on the night in question or however she was feeling at the baftas she deserves to be allowed to get on with her job.
It sickens me the way the press love to build someone up just to take perverse joy in their fall
I do wonder if there is more behind it though. Perhaps medication to deal with anxiety that she's struggling with, perhaps the personal life stuff with her dad has taken its toll and she's been trying to battle through that and it's got too much.
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Post by Dawnstar on May 9, 2016 22:02:00 GMT
She's just tweeted - Well done press! U let down me,the cast & everyone who spent money to see me. I apologise Profusely! Sorry! Sorry I'm not strong enough ❤️ I'm not sure that's the wisest thing to tweet. It makes it sound as if she's missing the show due to being tempremental rather than ill. |
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Post by infofreako on May 9, 2016 22:04:44 GMT
She's just tweeted - Well done press! U let down me,the cast & everyone who spent money to see me. I apologise Profusely! Sorry! Sorry I'm not strong enough ❤️ I'm not sure that's the wisest thing to tweet. It makes it sound as if she's missing the show due to being tempremental rather than ill. Not how I read it all and I'm no big fan. |
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Post by johartuk on May 9, 2016 22:13:17 GMT
This is the problem, the press have got the bit between their teeth and they're determined to rip her to shreds. Whether or not she was drunk on the night in question or however she was feeling at the baftas she deserves to be allowed to get on with her job. It sickens me the way the press love to build someone up just to take perverse joy in their fall Sorry, but Sheridan really needs to get a grip! I get that the media have written stuff about her, but this is getting ridiculous now! If she's not careful, she'll make herself unemployable. |
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Post by emilyrose on May 9, 2016 22:30:37 GMT
I'm not sure that's the wisest thing to tweet. It makes it sound as if she's missing the show due to being tempremental rather than ill. Not how I read it all and I'm no big fan. It's how I read it too. That and the whole 'indisposition' used in the announcement tweet as well. If she was ill or even just exhausted, I don't think after the bad press they would have used that word. Miss Smith has been taken ill, or something like that would sound better. What exactly is it the press have said today that is so very bad? I don't see this as worse than the press of her being drunk on stage. It's also not their fault either (lord knows I dislike the press at times), as this was noted on twitter by viewers of the BAFTA's, if this is what she means. It's happened to most of the stars when they lose at every awards show, a story like this happens. It always reminds me of Joey in Friends. |
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2016 22:52:26 GMT
I'm fairly certain that 'indisposed' is the standard wording for theatre announcements, so nothing unusual there.
I agree that this is a common story after awards ceremonies - but as such, why bother reporting it? Especially as it does seem rather mean to pick on Sheridan when recent stories should suggest she's under enough pressure already. I think I'd be pretty cheesed off if I thought I was going to have a nice night out and then next morning saw hateful stuff printed in the papers, just because a few sarky people on Twitter thought they'd have a go. I think she was right to challenge OK magazine direct, too. Call out the bullying for what it is. (I assume she didn't get a response?)
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Post by emilyrose on May 9, 2016 22:59:51 GMT
I'm fairly certain that 'indisposed' is the standard wording for theatre announcements, so nothing unusual there. I agree that this is a common story after awards ceremonies - but as such, why bother reporting it? Especially as it does seem rather mean to pick on Sheridan when recent stories should suggest she's under enough pressure already. I think I'd be pretty cheesed off if I thought I was going to have a nice night out and then next morning saw hateful stuff printed in the papers, just because a few sarky people on Twitter thought they'd have a go. I think she was right to challenge OK magazine direct, too. Call out the bullying for what it is. (I assume she didn't get a response?) Sometimes, but sometimes they will say they are sick, I would have thought with all of the rumours/press from the cancelled show, if she was ill, they would have made it perfectly clear (or even if she wasn't). They just do report it, it just happens. The thing is, she doesn't need to read it, you can avoid press very easily. It is what it is, it's part of being in the industry, I cannot think of one person who hasn't received bad press at one time or another. Today's story was a non story. As I said, if she feels she isn't in the right place for it, she should just not read it or even entertain it. What happened with OK? |
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2016 23:07:18 GMT
Clearly Sheridan is one of those people you love or you hate... and clearly the people writing this crap in the papers are some of the haters.
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Post by d'James on May 9, 2016 23:14:30 GMT
Clearly Sheridan is one of those people you love or you hate... and clearly the people writing this crap in the papers are some of the haters. I don't agree. I don't get the fuss but I certainly don't 'hate' her (that word is thrown about a bit too freely these days). She's been solid in everything I've seen her in (never seen her on stage) but I've never thought she was particularly remarkable. There does seem to be a lot of negativity towards her at the moment. She should avoid the papers and delete Twitter from her phone/tablet/whatever as she is clearly vulnerable at the moment (who wouldn't be). |
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2016 23:26:37 GMT
OK mentioned her in a tweet with a photo of her supposedly looking unamused at the awards ceremony. She tweeted them back to say it was a bit odd they were watching her and not the show. Point to Sheridan there, I reckon!
Is it really that easy to avoid the press, I wonder? Even if you decide you're not going to read the tabloids, it will be on social media. And even if you decide to ignore social media, you may have concerned friends calling to check you're OK about the press reports. So you've still got to engage with the reporting on some level.
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Post by theatre-turtle on May 9, 2016 23:35:26 GMT
Judging by her latest tweet sounds like she'll take a break from twitter.
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Post by d'James on May 9, 2016 23:37:38 GMT
OK mentioned her in a tweet with a photo of her supposedly looking unamused at the awards ceremony. She tweeted them back to say it was a bit odd they were watching her and not the show. Point to Sheridan there, I reckon! Is it really that easy to avoid the press, I wonder? Even if you decide you're not going to read the tabloids, it will be on social media. And even if you decide to ignore social media, you may have concerned friends calling to check you're OK about the press reports. So you've still got to engage with the reporting on some level. It's difficult not to watch her when the camera pans to her. Not her choice, true, but it's a part of every awards ceremony under the Sun, especially if you're a nominee. Don't think that deserves a point. Who knows about avoiding the press. I think it would be possible if you really wanted it. |
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2016 23:38:33 GMT
She lacks any sort of professionalism
She is a human and her father is unwell
I empathise there
But expressing and recording your every emotion on social media is not elegant or classy
She seems incredibly immature
Compare her to Beyonce
They are both 34
Compare the way they portray themselves
One is a source of constant inspiration and female empowerment
A world class entertainer
Dancer
Singer
A figure of power and feminism
The other
Well not so
Mind you one can sing and the other cannot
Might shed some light on the situation
As for USA hopes for Smith
I think not
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2016 1:27:53 GMT
... forgetting of course that Sheridan is a fantastic Actress (the same cannot be said for Beyoncé), has terrific charisma and charm and has a stage presence that embraces the audience completely?
But at the same time, you cannot fairly compare Sheridan to Beyoncé. They are two completely different people in two different fields of the industry. Everyone knows Sheridan isn't Barbra Streisand, even she knows that! But what I saw her do on that stage, she wasn't playing Barbra, she was playing Fanny Brice. And that, after all, is what the aim of this piece was.
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Post by Scots UK Theatre on May 10, 2016 4:11:57 GMT
She's lost the plot as usual. Can't really defend her. Her management got her off Twitter and as usual she's back on it & playing her life out on it.
Tweets such as '''@maplestead4 @clairington please come have this debate with me face to face instead of hiding behind your pussy'' is hardly appropriate for an actress of her profile.'' Bated or not.
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Post by mallardo on May 10, 2016 4:50:51 GMT
Her feistiness and f*ck you spirit are what I like about her. She's not careful about her career, she's out there, like it or not. In fact, I think it helps her enormously with the public. She's not a diva she's a real woman giving as good as she gets. Obviously she needs to control some bad habits and that's no easy thing as a lot of us know. But there's a long tradition of fragile, self-destructive performers in our culture, amplified now as never before by social media. And she fits right into it. It's still early days but the legend is growing.
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2016 5:47:39 GMT
She was only off twitter for 4 hours throughout the night, so Lord knows what state she'll be in today. I agree with Mallardo, she's one in a long line of fragile, self-destructive performers that we seem to love.
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Post by theatrefan25 on May 10, 2016 6:10:26 GMT
Part of me wishes she would just stay off twitter, go to work and prove the press wrong. This must be easier said than done though. Maybe she needs some time off to sort herself out as judging by her tweets, she isn't ok at the moment. It would be awful to waste her incredible talent in this show though. Joe Bloggs reading the newspaper won't realise what an amazing performance she gives and just take in the headlines.
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Post by ali973 on May 10, 2016 6:13:45 GMT
Comparing Beyonce to Sheridan Smith is laughable and unfair. Sheridan who? Honestly, if you're not English (probably of a certain class, age and race to boot) you wouldn't have any idea who this woman is, whereas Beyonce is pretty much the most famous celebrity alive.
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