Sheridan Smith out of Bradford shows because of mumps

 Actress Sheridan Smith has pulled out of the Bradford run of West End hit Funny Girl because she has been diagnosed with mumps.

Theatregoers were left disappointed after the star was confirmed to be missing the five-day run of the show at the city’s Alhambra theatre.

Smith, 35, has already missed several weeks of the play in London because of “stress” and “exhaustion”, producers revealed last month. She has been replaced by Natasha J Barnes.