Sheridan Smith is set to take her one-woman West End show 'Shirley Valentine' on a UK tour.
Sheridan Smith set for national tour with Shirley Valentine
The 41-year-old actress' new show - the story of a dissatisfied Scouse housewife who takes a holiday to Greece that was turned into a 1989 movie starring Pauline Collins - has proved so popular at London's Duke of York theatre that she is now in talks to take it on the road after it finishes its run in June.
Theatre director David Pugh told The Sun on Sunday newspaper: 'I want to bring Shirley to the people, but only if it's Sheridan. She is perfect in every way.
"Sheridan has been inundated with film and TV offers because of the success of Shirley. Her agent is on holiday but I think they're going to have a look at all these wonderful offers.
"But if we could take Sheridan as Shirley around the country I would love to. There hasn't been an empty seat yet. Sheridan hasn't missed a laugh."
If Sheridan goes ahead with the tour, it is tipped to net up to £500,000.
An industry insider added: “Early discussions have already begun to take the production to regional theatres. Fans have already been asking for it, so bigwigs are looking at schedules.”
Meanwhile, Sheridan previously revealed she decked” a whole bottle of fake wine in a single take while filming ‘Rosie Molloy Gives Up Everything’.
The ex ‘Gavin and Stacey’ star defied all on-set expectations about her capacity for the faux vino and downed it all in one on the Sky drama - which follows a woman with a laundry list of addictions and personal problems hitting rock bottom at her brother’s wedding and is set to debut on December 7.
She previously told The Sun on Sunday: “The scene started and I think the production team thought I was going to say, ‘Cut, I can’t drink all that’. Anyway, I didn’t.
"They all had to wait for ages as I decked this whole bottle of pretend wine in one take. When I finished, I had to deliver the line, ‘I’m good, thanks!’ all bloated like a balloon."
Sheridan admitted she struggled to “breathe” after necking the bottle but was met with a rapturous response from everyone witnessing the great feat that ruined her appetite.
She added: “I could hardly breathe after downing it all. Afterwards, the whole crew gave me this big round of applause but I felt so sick. I didn’t even eat my lunch.”
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