It's curtains

Sheridan's West End musical is axed

- MARK JEFFERIES

SHERIDAN Smith's West End show Opening Night is closing two months early after being panned by audiences and critics.

Producers Wessex Grove, Gavin Kalin Productions and Playful Productions will pull the plug on May 18, blaming financial challenges. It had been due to run until July 27.

Wessex Grove said yesterday: "In a challenging financial landscape, Opening Night was always a risk and, while it may not have had the life we had hoped for, we feel immensely proud of the risk we took and of this extraordinary production.