Duke of York's Theatre, London Sheridan Smith's disconsolate housewife seeks refuge in a fantasy world, in critique of the emptiness of married life Susan is not the first woman battling inner demons in her middle years that Sheridan Smith has taken on for the West End stage. Before Alan Ayckbourn's disconsolate housewife here, there was her superlative Shirley Valentine, navigating middle-age wobbles by setting sail…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:32PM on January 6, 2026