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London theatre tickets news Sheridan Smith could not refuse Flare Path
Monday, 21 February 2011
Legally Blonde star Sheridan Smith has revealed that she could not say no to Trevor Nunn when he invited her to star in Flare Path at the Theatre Royal Haymarket.
She will share the stage with Sienna Miller for the show and Smith explained at the Whatsonstage.com awards that Nunn contacted her by text message about the role.
The 29-year-old described how the National Theatre head described himself as a big fan of her work and stressed that he wanted her to be a part of the play.
Smith said the message, received during a Christmas holiday in Dubai, completely changed her plans for the future.
"I was going to take time out," she said. "Legally Blonde's been the best 14 months of my life."
Smith and Miller will perform at the Theatre Royal Haymarket with fellow British star James Purefoy, who people may recognise from his film work - he played the title character in Soloman Kane.