Catherine Tyldesley’s latest musical, a theatrical rendering of Bonnie & Clyde, has left ticket holders outraged after it suddenly announced its closure ‘with immediate effect’ just hours before their next show.
The former Coronation Street star, 40, was touring the UK while starring as leading gangster Blanche Barrow in Bonnie and Clyde.
The production, which was scheduled to tour the UK from April to October, was set to take to the stage in the Southend, Cliffs Pavilion on Tuesday.
But just four hours before the show, they issued a statement revealing that it had been cancelled, leaving fans ‘gutted’ and ‘disappointed’.
MailOnline can confirm the reason for the cancellation was due to ‘disappointing ticket sales’ which meant the show was ‘no longer financially viable’.
Catherine Tyldesley ‘s latest musical, Bonnie & Clyde, has left their fans enraged after it suddenly announced it had ‘closed with immediate effect’ just hours before their next show
The former Coronation Street star, 40, was touring the UK while starring as leading gangster Blanche Barrow in Bonnie and Clyde
Taking to X, the production teams penned: ‘Bonnie & Clyde The Musical will conclude its UK & Ireland tour with immediate effect.
‘We would like to thank the extremely hard working and endlessly talented cast and company that have entertained thousands of audience members across the country with this production.
‘Ticket holders will be contacted by their point of purchase shortly with further information.’
The call to cancel the show devastated fans as they dubbed the decision ‘disgraceful’.
Theatre buffs confessed their anger on X as some tickets were bought as gifts for Christmas and many had travelled down to city for this evenings performance.
One penned: ‘A disgraceful decision to do this half way through a tour & just hours before a show in which people have travelled for. Just play out the rest of the shows, pay your talented cast and call it a loss then. Your producers shouldn’t be allowed to lead any show or tour again’
‘You used the word ‘conclude’ when you should be using ‘cancelled’.A disgraceful decision just a few hours before a run of shows in Southend which people have already travelled to. Well done to your producers for ruining a great show with a cult following that’ll now be lost.’
‘Gutted we had tickets for Blackpool! A Christmas present too!’
The production, which was scheduled to tour the UK from April to October, was set to take to the stage in the Southend, Cliffs Pavillion on Tuesday
But just four hours before the show, they issued a statement revealing that it had been cancelled, leaving fans ‘gutted’ and ‘disappointed
Theatre buffs confessed their anger on X as some tickets were bought as gifts for Christmas and many had travelled down to city for this evenings performance
‘Aw sad news, was due to see it in September and was really looking forward to seeing the show’
‘Just had an email about this – really disappointed as we were due to see this tomorrow at Cliffs Pavillion. So sad that it has been cancelled half way through the tour!’
‘Wow, shocked. Glad I caught it early in Wolverhampton but had been planning to go again. It is massively underated.’
Representatives for the musical told MailOnline: ‘Bonnie & Clyde The Musical will conclude its UK & Ireland tour with immediate effect.
‘The whatsonstage award winning musical for Best New Musical began its tour at Leicester Curve in February and has received a range of 5 stars reviews and standing ovations at venues across the country.
‘Unfortunately, it has been concluded that due to disappointing ticket sales it is no longer financially viable to continue with the tour.
‘We would like to thank the extremely hard working and endlessly talented cast and company that have entertained thousands of audience members across the country with this production’.
MailOnline has contacted Catherine’s representatives for a comment.
Catherine is currently holidaying in Malta as she updated her 634,000 followers in a busty holiday snap on Instagram.
She also posted clips to her Stories exploring the European city.
The actress captioned the post: ‘I took five mins today in between scripts, zooming and writing. About two mins after we took this pic a storm started… FUMIN! Oh Malta I have missed you so’
The cancellation comes just weeks after she confessed she was ‘heartbroken’ in a statement shared to Instagram after she was forced to miss her stage performance in April.
The actress revealed she was forced to miss the opening night in Woking, London, after suffering a migraine.
Taking to Instagram, she said: ‘Due to visually impaired migraine striking moments before curtain up I am gutted to not be performing tonight.
‘But rest assured the incredible @oonagh111 will be absolutely brilliant as Blanche.
Catherine is currently holidaying in Malta as she updated her 634,000 followers in a busty holiday snap on Instagram
She also posted clips to her Stories exploring the European city
The cancellation comes just weeks after she confessed she was ‘heartbroken’ in a statement shared to Instagram after she was forced to miss her stage performance in April
The actress revealed she was forced to miss the opening night in Woking, London, after suffering a migraine
‘Heartbroken to not be doing opening night here in Woking but it’s never about watching me bump into things/people on stage. Off to rest! Enjoy the show folks.’
Catherine was replaced by her understudy Oonagh.
While touring the UK Catherine thanked her husband Tom Pitfield for ‘holding down the fort’ while she tours the country to perform in the musical.
The couple are parents to son Alfie, nine, and two-year-old daughter Iris.
Sharing a sweet photo of her cuddling her daughter, she wrote: ‘Baby Girl met momma at the train station and it was EVERYTHING.
‘My family picked me up in Leeds because Manchester was another hour on the train and another hour apart… clinging on to every single second of these fleeting weekends.
‘My heart is replenished for another week. Another shout out to my beautiful husband for being the most incredible daddy and holding the fort. And to my beautiful son Alfie who is the best big brother in the world. We’ve got this team.’
Catherine shares the role of Blanche with Hollyoaks and Holby City’s Daisy Wood-Davis at certain venues.
EastEnders actor Danny Hatchard has made his musical theatre debut with the show alongside Heathers and Newsies star, Alex James-Hatton as the pair share the role of Clyde Barrow across the tour.
The website described the performance as: ‘Two small-town kids from the middle of nowhere became the biggest folk heroes in all America. They craved adventure—and each other. Their names were Bonnie and Clyde.
‘Fearless, shameless, and alluring, this award-winning production has garnered a mass following, much like the infamous pair themselves, and now they are set to take your city by storm.
‘Discover the electrifying story of love, adventure and crime that captured the attention of an entire nation.’
The actress revealed she has been forced to miss the opening night in Woking after suffering a migraine, she said: ‘Due to visually impaired migraine striking moments before curtain up I am gutted to not be performing tonight’
It comes as Catherine thanked her husband Tom Pitfield for ‘holding down the fort’ while she tours the country to perform in the musical. The couple are parents to son Alfie, nine, and two-year-old daughter Iris
She said: ‘My heart is replenished for another week. Another shout out to my beautiful husband for being the most incredible daddy and holding the fort’
