Press clippings

Inside No. 9's best guest performances

Shearsmith and Pemberton can't do it all on their own. Here are Inside No. 9's most memorable turns by guest actors.

Juliette Harrisson, Den Of Geek, 30th May 2023

Sheridan Smith's secret? She loves her job and her audience

Shirley Valentine is a welcome blast of sunshine. And it's all down to the appeal of its star.

Quentin Letts, The Times, 9th April 2023

Sheridan Smith to take one-woman Shirley Valentine show on UK tour

Sheridan Smith is being lined up to take her one-woman Shirley Valentine show on a UK tour - which could net her up to £500,000. It comes after the West End production banked £4million in advance sales and received rave reviews.

Hannah Hope, The Sun, 1st April 2023

Shirley Valentine review

Smith's standing ovation and lengthy applause is well warranted.

Jonathan Marshall, The Reviews Hub, 3rd March 2023

Shirley Valentine review

Superb Sheridan Smith breathes life into this dated play.

Nick Curtis, Evening Standard, 2nd March 2023

Shirley Valentine review

Sheridan Smith's charm conquers all.

Clive Davis, The Times, 2nd March 2023

Shirley Valentine review

Sheridan Smith is tremendous in Matthew Dunster's skilled revival of Willy Russell's monologue, equal parts uplifting and chilling.

Andrzej Lukowski, Time Out, 2nd March 2023

Shirley Valentine review

Sheridan Smith's glorious return to the West End.

Sarah Crompton, What's On Stage, 2nd March 2023

Shirley Valentine review

Sheridan Smith casts a spell in this endearing, if dated, one-woman play.

Marianka Swain, London Theatre, 2nd March 2023

Shirley Valentine review

It's rare to feel that everyone around you is able to find something in the play that speaks to them, but that happened in this theatre.

Christopher James, Broadway Baby, 2nd March 2023