SHERIDAN Smith will not appear in next year’s production of Joseph after she infuriated bosses by lashing out at some of the young cast.
The Bafta-winning actress starred as the narrator in the show alongside Jason Donovan as the Pharaoh and Jac Yarrow in the title role. And theatre insiders who worked alongside her at the London Palladium on Saturday night claimed her exit came after she lost her temper at a final show after-party and shouted at a group of the cast aged between 11 and 13.
One told me: “Sheridan cares deeply about her performances and at times we saw her become very emotional behind the scenes.
“Starring in a West End show can be very intense and while she never put a foot wrong on stage, away from it she could often be quite up and down. After the final show, bosses held a party in the theatre’s VIP bar and Sheridan was there with her fiancé Jamie Horn.
“They were chilling out, while a group of the younger cast were messing around nearby.
“Suddenly Sheridan turned around and very rudely told them to go away.
“Everyone who heard her was shocked because they were just kids being kids.
“Her boyfriend and the company manager quickly stepped in to whisk her away, while one of the mums took charge of taking the kids to another area.
“But obviously bosses heard what happened and were very unimpressed with Sheridan.
“The next we heard, her contract was not being renewed.”
Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat show ran from July to September and returns next summer.
Representatives for Sheridan on Saturday night confirmed she would not be returning.
But they insisted her stint was always meant to be a one-off and that she is now planning a “down year” with Jamie.
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