Funny Girl

But it's all so petty for a professional to even bother to respond to. Every famous person out there, whatever they do will have negative comments, most of them just don't bother to reply to them. They wouldn't get anything done if they just replied to every negative tweet.
I don't think of it as 'point to Sheridan', she just sounds as petty as them. It was on the show, they saw it, if she had have just ignored it and done her job that night, instead of not and then blaming the press as to why she couldn't do it, the headlines would be over.

I agree, her behaviour is VERY self destructive.

It is very easy to avoid the press, I do it all the time as I think there are too many negative headlines and it fills your head with junk most of the time. When I feel I need a break I just choose to not look at it and do something else. Social media too, why does she have to post all the time?
Again, it all points towards a self destructive personality, along with the drinking. 

I wonder if she will be back in her role tonight?

Sheridan certainly has a strong personality, and her down to earth nature is why many of her fans identify with her, yet I don't feel she handles herself very well and social media is becoming her own worst enemy. She's clearly upset, she's clearly had very little sleep, she may be unwell - yet still posting her thoughts and reading all the hurt. I wish she'd go and have a lie down.

I feel super bad for Sheridan. The press have constantly been having a go at her for any little thing she does recently. It's funny because the newspapers never report theatre news but the second Sheridan misses a show, it's a full page 7 news. I don't remember any news paper article on when Glenn Close or any other big star missed a show in the past few months.

I love that Sheridan is bold and honest about who she is-whether in interviews or on social media or (from anecdotes) in person. Does it always go right? well no, and I'd like her to be a bit more careful for her own sake, but her as Mallardo says f**k you spirit is also what's appealing about her. Her attitude to her career-following her heart/instincts also has what has so far done her really well.

I worry about her, because I genuinely like the woman as well as thinking she's very talented and I just hope the current stress of the job and her father's illness don't push her to some kind of self destructive path. That said for all her hot-headedness I think she has got her head screwed on and good 'normal people' around her.

I hesitate to even wade in, but comparing her to Beyonce is utter bollocks. Two very different artists, in what way is Sheridan even aspiring to be a Beyonce? and personally I'd rather have a real person like Sheridan any day than the carefully PR managed 'Queen Bey'

Side note, a friend was at Funny Girl last night and said Natasha was phenomenal, and was actually really glad to get a chance to catch her in the role.

It's easy for us to avoid the press just by not reading it. But if they were writing about me, I think I'd want to know what they were saying, too! So in that situation, no, it's not so easy to ignore. Those headlines could affect her career and her life. 

Somebody else picked me up on the 'point to Sheridan' comment too - can't remember who and I'm in a hurry, sorry... I guess what I meant was:

Point to Sheridan for tackling OK mag head-on 
Point to Sheridan for doing it in a classy way (we can argue about whether the later tweet was ill-advised or not)
Point to Sheridan for not taking it all lying down
Point to Sheridan for fairly summing up the situation (basically 'in two whole hours of show, you're choosing to focus on five pretty unimportant seconds of me looking vaguely disappointed? How is this news?')

On the other side, we've got media who

Are having a go at someone over something that's not even really a story
Applying consistent pressure to someone who's clearly already having a hard time due to her father's ill health
Basically bullying someone

Don't know about you folks, but I'm not awarding points for any of that stuff. 

For umpty billion reasons, The C Word was clearly a very personal project for Sheridan Smith, so looking disappointed for the show going home empty handed is totally fine. The media have, of course, blown it out of all proportion. The best way to stick two fingers up at the haters? Delete your social media presence, stop looking at your press coverage, turn up to the Savoy 8 times a week and blow the roof off every time.

Missing the show the night after the BAFTA ceremony before taking to Twitter to tell haters to eff off and stop hiding behind their pussy? Oh honey. No.

I'm sorry. All of this Sheridan stuff is getting faintly ridiculous. It's like watching a playground scene unfold.

However the thing I want to know is, what the heck-a-doodle is Sheridan's management team doing? Their client (who I imagine makes them a lot of money) clearly needs management, guidance and support. Someone strong enough to take her in hand and say 'no' and give her some hard truths and someone who will take a bit of control and try to manage the situation before her reputation and career are irreparably damaged. While I agree that Sheridan is sometimes her own worst enemy, she should also expect those people who she is paying (well) to do their jobs.

Off topic, but I'm reading The C Word at the moment; hadn't seen the programme but I happened across the CoppaFeel website, which led to reading about Lisa Lynch. It's an incredibly moving read, from other articles I've read Sheridan really involved herself in the project and in Lisa Lynch's family - Lisa's brother was at the BAFTA's on Sunday night. coppafeel.org/what-we-do/our-patrons/ I don't know Sheridan, but there's part of me that thinks the disappointment in not winning would be in not being able to give a nod to the originator of The C Word and her family.

I think tweeting (personal) comments or emotions will take away from the magic and mystery of a star. If she was only known for her roles and an occasional interview she would be much more interesting, classy and mysterious. Stardom should not come from an online real-life soap. In the end, we want to see the illusion of a star, not their personal sh*t, them falling off a pedestal and see that they are just as crapppy as we are. Unless you like schadenferude of course, but I prefer the illusion. Generally the more I get to know a star personally, the more it takes away from their performance/image/class and the less interested I get in them.

And from a professional point of view, this business is based on make-believe. So you don't want casting directors, directors, producers, etc, being prejudiced in any way. You can be whoever you want to be at an audition for a role.

Real stars don't need twitter.

Unless it hasn't been posted yet, Sheridan will be missing tonight's performance too, I suspect proper illness.

Sudden onset after Sunday night party type illness

While I agree that some stars (Sheridan included at times) and frankly us mere mortals (myself included) should learn when to shut our mouths on twitter etc, I disagree that 'real stars don't need twitter' social media in general can be a great way for actors to interact with people, and even promote good causes close to their hearts. It can also just be a lot of fun for them and their fans-random example, Gillian Anderson currently posts the best/worst of all her bad 90s photo shoots as a 'throwback Thursday'. Or it can give fun insight into production processes etc which fans really enjoy. Or others in theatre like Carrie Hope Fletcher, whose youtube videos with bits of behind the scenes at the theatre are really interesting /fun.

It's not necessary by any means but I'd disagree that social media presence is a kind of desperation or only attention seeking....heck even Beyonce uses it (albeit in a hyper controlled PR manner)