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Sheridan Smith broke down while discussing the failure of her play Opening Night.
Speaking to Sunday Times, the actress, 42, was reduced to tears during the interview as she admitted she 'felt like she let everybody down'.
After first hitting the stage in March, it was announced last month that Opening Night will end its run at London's Gielgud Theatre on May 18, instead of July 27 - and producers blamed a 'challenging financial landscape' for the decision.
Announcing the news, the production team said that the play 'may not have had the life we had hoped for' - something Sheridan lamented and blamed herself for.
The bereft star said: 'I was just heartbroken for the company. I felt that I'd let them down in a way, that I couldn't sell it'.
Sheridan Smith broke down while discussing the failure of her play Opening Night (pictured in character as Myrtle Gordon at the Gielgud Theatre last month)
Speaking to Sunday Times, the actress, 42, was reduced to tears during the interview as she admitted she 'felt like she let everybody down' (Sheridan pictured leaving rehearsals in February)
Sheridan recently implored people to come and see the show after it was slammed by theatregoers who claimed it was 'boring' and walked out half way through.
Opening Night tells the story of functioning alcoholic actress Myrtle Gordon (Sheridan) who gets a second chance. The play is based on the 1977 drama film of the same name starring Gena Rowlands.
She has admitted the part forced her to confront her own issues after she suffered a highly publicised breakdown while performing in Funny Girl in the West End in 2016.
'I was very ashamed of that time of my life, and I wanted to do this part to prove that I could do it, that I could face my demons head on,' she told The Times. 'I'm so much stronger than I was back then.'
'I went off the rails a bit, dated all the wrong people, obviously my breakdown. Now I feel like I'm a mum, I'm very grateful for everything I've got in my life. I feel like the best is yet to come.'
Since the news came to light, producers have admitted the play, directed by Ivo Van Hove and with music by Rufus Wainwright, was 'always a risk'
Announcing the early end of the run, producers Wessex Grove
