David Walliams invited his beloved mother Kathleen along with him to watch Sheridan Smith perform in her new West End musical Opening Night on Tuesday.
The comedian, 52, was all smiles as he posed for a photo with his 80-year-old mother before taking their seat in The Gielgud Theatre.
A host of celebrities attended the press night to watch Sheridan take centre stage in the new musical.
David and Kathleen looked happier than ever as they spent some quality time together as mother and son.
Plenty of famous faces were at the musical’s premiere, including West End star Marisha Wallace, fresh from her stint in Celebrity Big Brother.
David Walliams, 52, invited his beloved mother Kathleen, 80, along with him to watch Sheridan Smith perform in her new West End musical Opening Night on Tuesday
A host of celebrities attended the press night to watch Sheridan take centre stage in the new musical
Sheridan looked delighted as she celebrated at the curtain call after her performance.
The actress, 42, stars as functioning alcoholic actress Myrtle Gordon in the new musical – which is based on the 1977 drama film starring Gena Rowlands.
The acclaimed TV star – who endured a public breakdown amid her run in Funny Girl in 2016 – dyed her blonde locks brown especially for the part.
Following a successful premiere, Sheridan was joined by her friends who had turned out to the Gielgud Theatre to see her.
Happy Valley actor James Norton was seen congratulating Sheridan, shortly after she was joined by the her co-stars including Amy Lennox and writer Rufus Wainwright.
Sheridan has begun a 21-week sting in the new musical Opening Night at the Gielgud Theatre – based on the namesake 1977 film about the actress who is left traumatised by the death of a teenage fan.
The moment is filmed live every night outside the London theatre, for all passersby to see and the audience witnesses the action live via a video transmitted into the theatre.
Sheridan – who exclusively told MailOnline she took on the role to ‘take control’ of her own demons – can be seen outside the theatre as Myrtle, turning up late to the first night of the show after taking a drop too much.
The comedian was all smiles as he posed for a photo with his mother before taking their seat in The Gielgud Theatre
Actress Sheridan, 42, who plays a Broadway legend Myrtle Gordon who struggles with alcoholism, stumbles on the streets outside the theatre during her performance
Sheridan Smith looked delighted as she celebrated at the curtain call of her brand new musical Opening Night in London on Tuesday
The actress was all smiles as she took a bow during the curtain call in the Opening Night the Musical
The actress described being offered the role as ‘a gift’ because she can use it to finally extinguish past traumas which threatened to derail her career.
She said: ‘It feels like a moment of taking back control. I feel like the part is a gift, it’s a gift of a part for any actress to play and I’m loving every minute of it, it’s such an honour. I can’t wait for people to see it now.’
The Care favourite is on great form as she speaks enthusiastically about her return to theatre – after getting raving reviews for her most recent role in The Castaways.
Her dressing room, which she calls her ‘shrine’, is littered with pictures of her three-year-old son Billy and it’s where she recuperates after performing her main drunk scene, which she’ll improvise each night, that is so physically demanding she joked about needing to use shin pads.
She added: ‘When I went home on Sunday I have to say, I woke up and I was aching everywhere and I was like my goodness, I’m getting older.’
