Sheridan Smith to revisit her portrayal of Cilla Black on stage in Leeds

The actress will take to the stage in the lead role of Cilla The Musical at Leeds Grand Theatre from Monday, November 9, to Saturday, November 21, 2020.

Sheridan wowed fans and critics alike with her portrayal of the nation’s favourite singer and TV personality in Jeff Pope’s BAFTA award-winning ITV series.

Cilla The Musical is a spectacular and heart-warming musical adaptation of the TV series. The 2017 debut tour was met with five-star reviews and was nominated Best New Musical in the WhatsOnStage Awards.

The story follows the extraordinary life of an ordinary teenage girl from Liverpool, Priscilla White, and her rocky, yet incredible, rise to fame.

By the age of just 25 she was recognised as international singing star Cilla Black. By 30 she had become Britain’s favourite television entertainer, headlining series of Blind Date, Surprise Surprise and many more. The musical score features the ultimate soundtrack to the 60’s, including Cilla’s greatest hits Anyone Who Had a Heart, Alfie and Something Tells Me, alongside a backdrop of the legendary ‘Liverpool Sound’.

Sheridan Smith now boasts close on two decades of television, film and theatre success, starring in sitcoms such as The Royle Family, Two Pints of Lager, Gavin & Stacey and Benidorm. She also starred in Jonathan Creek in 2013, followed by a succession of television dramas, including Mrs Biggs (2012), The C Word (2015), Black Work (2015) and The Moorside (2017). Sheridan was named Best Actress at the 2013 BAFTA TV Awards for Mrs. Biggs.

Theatre credits include her first Olivier Award nomination for Little Shop of Horrors at the Menier Chocolate Factory and her first Olivier Award and WhatsOnStage Award for her role as Elle Woods in Legally Blonde.

For tickets, book online at leedsgrandtheatre.com or call the box office on 0844 848 2700.