Thespian fest: Lara Stone joins husband David Walliams and Sheridan Smith for A Midsummer Night's Dream after-party

ummer might be over, but that didn't stop the cast of  A Midsummer Night's Dream turning out for an afterparty in London.
Amongst them were Sheridan Smith and David Walliams who seemed to be enjoying letting their hair down after the nerve-wracking Press night performance.
Sheridan looked every inch the elegant Thespian in a grey silk dress with an embroided design on the chest.

Luvvies: Lara Stone, David Walliams, Sheridan Smith and director Michael Grandage turned out for the after party for Midsummer night's dream

Her blonde hair was pulled off her face into an up-do with lose strands at the front to frame her features.
The 32-year-old actress, who accessorised with a Boulder Opal yellow gold and oxidised silver ring by Armenta, had on dramatic winged eyeliner but kept the rest of her make-up minimal.
Even in black high heels the star was still dwarfed by 6ft 2 co-star David Walliams.

Loved up: David Walliams had the support of his wife Lara Stone

  

David's wife Lara Stone had accompanied her husband for support and the two looked as loved up as ever.
The model, who gave birth to the couples son Alfred in May, looked elegant in a purple and black dress.
She accessorised with black boots and chain-link Chanel bag. Her long blonde hair was loose and natural.

Pals: David and Sheridan were seen larking about

Co-stars: The two seemed to have a good rapport on and off the stage

It'll be alright on the night: The cast turned up to party after the show

Happy couple: Lara gave birth to their first child, Alfred, in May

Despite recently giving birth, the Dutch-born model seemed to have had no problems getting back into amazing shape.
David and Lara began dating in September 2009 before marrying at London's exclusive Claridge's Hotel in May 2010.
Meanwhile, fellow Thespian Sheridan is believed to currently be single rumours this Summer that she was seeing comedian Russel Brand.

Heart-throb: American actor Chris Pine was amongst many big names who turned out for the party

Suited and booted: The actor dressed to impress in a fitted black suit with a slim black tie

Casual: Miranda Hart dressed down for the party

Sheridan who made a name for herself in down to earth TV such as The Royle Family and Two Pints Of Larger And A Packet Of Crisps has made the difficult transition into
respected stage actress.
She recently told Marie Claire magazine:'‘If I can keep plodding along, earning a living doing what I love, I'm happy.  Maybe find a fella along the way.  That wouldn't go amiss.’

Veteran: Shakespearean actress Susannah Fielding attended the theatre world party

Elegant: Sheridan was vision in her silk dress

Modest: The actress came over all shy as she arrived to party following her success on stage

Support: Johnathan Ross arrived hand in hand with his daughter to the afterparty

The theatre event also attracted a host of actors from both the stage and screen.
Hollywood actor Chris Pine was in attendance as well as Comedienne Miranda Hart and theatre veteran Susannah Fielding.
The production is set to run until November.

A Midsummer Night's Dream Review- Quentin Letts

Rating:
Shakespeares’S Bottom is usually done as a self-regarding ‘hempen homespun’, a Warwickshire mechanical with too much to say for himself. Little Britain star David Walliams, naturally, has a camper take.

He makes Bottom a lisping Herbert, all cravat and pink shirt and thrown head gestures. He skips off stage holding hands with his amateur-theatricals boyfriend Peter Quince (Richard Dempsey).
A liberty with the Bard? Nope. It is a terrific idea: funny, fresh (ooh – fresh indeed) and rather endearing. It certainly makes sense of that name Shakespeare gives him.
This is a fine Dream. Mr Walliams co-stars with the constantly, impertinently, humorously sexy Sheridan Smith, whose Titania falls in love with Bottom when he is a donkey.
Miss Smith has a set of eyebrows that seem constantly a-quiver, as though she has just been shown something the size of a prize marrow.
At this point Mr Walliams is wearing a pair of equine teeth which make him resemble the fictitious Australian cultural attaché, Sir  Les Patterson.
At other moments this Bottom reminded me of Frankie Howerd (is Mr Walliams not quite possibly Frankie’s reincarnation?).
Miss Smith, curvaceously slinky and with that very English impishness, could be a modern-day Diana Dors – before she started overdoing it on the cream puffs and Gordon’s gin.
Michael Grandage, London’s most reliable director, serves up a Dream which flashes plenty of flesh.
The male lovers, Lysander (Sam Swainsbury) and Demetrius (Stefano Braschi) have the looks and limbs of Calvin Klein underpant models. They duly strip to their smalls.
They and their bronzed girlfriends Hermia (Susannah Fielding) and a voracious Helena (Katherine Kingsley) bask in orange lighting front-of-stage.
This contrasts with greys and blues to the back where a vast, beguiling moon burns in the midsummer night’s sky. The fairy scenes (I mean in Titania’s court) are brushed with 1970s-style flower-power love songs.
Gavin Fowler’s Puck keeps  showing off his lithe torso – this show has more six-packs than Threshers. Miss Smith is done up  in a Toyah Willcox hairdo. Cleavage is provided.
The mechanicals’ play within a play has been done with more slapstick. A purist might want crisper diction from Miss Smith, though one would not want to sacrifice any of the show’s cantering pace.
This production catches the Sybaritic jollity, the vivid vim of the Dream. Even in autumnal London you catch a taste of midsummer.