Lily Allen continued her runway show as she left The Pillowman on Friday night after another successful performance.
The 38-year-old singer wowed in a peachy maxi dress, which featured a lingerie look over the bodice and a see-through corset design.
Lily added to her height in white heels, slicked back her blond hair and carried a glittery purse.
The Smile hitmaker showcased her enviable wardrobe every night after the show and walked out of the show in a range of designer outfits.
In the play, singer Lily plays the role of Katurian, a writer of disturbingly violent stories imprisoned in a totalitarian state.
Fashion Show: Lily Allen continued her fashion show as she left The Pillowman on Friday night after another successful performance
Stunning: The 38-year-old singer wowed in a peachy maxi dress, which had a lingerie look over the bodice and a see-through corset design
The Pillowman follows Katurian as she is brutally questioned by authorities after a string of murders bears similarities to her short stories.
Alongside Steve Pemberton, who plays Tupolski, and Matthew Tennyson, who plays Michael, Lily takes on the role played by David Tennant twenty years ago.
The black comedy “examines the role of the artist in society and asks what price we pay for freedom of expression,” according to a synopsis on the play’s website.
Speaking about The Pillowman’s discussions about censorship, Lily said the play raises many questions about free speech and the internet.
She said, “There’s a little bit of violence in there.” She’s an artist and a writer and that’s something I can identify with. She definitely pushes boundaries. There was a lot I could use.’
Lily, who is used to performing as a singer, shared how she enjoys the quiet way of acting in a theatrical production.
The dark comedy, which is “widely regarded as one of the greatest plays of the past 25 years,” will be showing at the Duke of York Theater in London until early next month.
This comes after the theater was evacuated halfway through Wednesday’s performance.
She swayed: Lily added to her height in white heels, slicked back her blond hair, and carried a glittery purse
Stylish: The Smile hitmaker flaunted her enviable wardrobe every night after the show and walked out of the show in a range of designer outfits
Role: In the play, singer Lily plays the role of Katurian, a writer of disturbingly violent stories who is imprisoned in a totalitarian state
Say cheese: Lily smiled for the cameras as she walked home
Character: Lily is the first woman to take on the lead role of Katurian in the 2003 revival of the play
The spectators were pushed outside by security and reported that a fire engine soon arrived at the scene of the accident.
Several ticket holders spoke about their confusion after the play was canceled, with one saying: “Lily fell off the stage – everyone thought it was a scary part of the play but turns out it was real.”
Another tweeted: “In the middle of a gripping performance of Pillowman at the Duke of York’s Theatre, we were evacuated.”
‘The fire department came a few minutes later.’ I’m not sure why yet, but the spell is broken I’m afraid.’
A third lamented: “I’m not kidding.” [sic] I was just evacuated from Pillowman.
However, the incident was soon cleared up and the audience was allowed back in when the play resumed.
One theatergoer wrote, “Apparently a false alarm.” “The game goes on,” while another reiterated, “It was a false alarm, we’re back now.”
Speaking to The Sun, a London Fire Brigade spokesman confirmed they had been called to the scene and that it was a false alarm.
They explained: “Firefighters responded to an automatic fire alarm going off at a theater in St Martin’s Lane, central London.”
“The theater was evacuated as a precaution.” A crew was on site and after investigating found that there was no fire.
“The brigade was called at 3.11pm and the incident was over for firefighters by 3.24pm.” A fire engine from Lambeth Fire Station was at the scene.
The Pillowman: What do the critics think?
The Telegraph, Claire Allfree
‘[The] The staging lacks psychological conviction and a certain atmospheric poignancy, while Allen is completely at sea amid the play’s daring tone changes.
“I went expecting to be devastated and sick. Instead, I often felt slightly bored.’
The Times, Clive Davis
“Is Allen up to the task? It’s true that she didn’t disgrace herself in the hugely popular supernatural thriller 2:22: A Ghost Story.
“But here its limitations are more clearly recognizable. There is little variety in her voice and gestures; sometimes she almost seems to be a spectator of her own ordeal.
“It’s Steve Pemberton and Paul Kaye – as the sadistic Tupolski and Ariel, respectively – that catch your eye.”
The Stage, Sam Marlow
“Allen has a pale emptiness about her that may be intentional but makes her difficult to connect with.”
“McDonagh looks at rather than questions the myth of the tortured artist and the idea of creative immortality. Yet by mischievously refusing to commit himself to a position, he repeatedly undermines his own arguments, with the result that the piece feels thin and nebulous.’
The Evening Standard, Nick Curtis
“Allen, who made an impressive stage acting debut in Dunster’s ongoing film 2:22 A Ghost Story, is compelling to watch: drawn, intense, edgy.
“But this show requires a juggling of emotional states that she can’t quite muster.”
Theater Mania, Alex Wood
“As in her West End debut 2:22 A Ghost Story (also directed by Dunster), Allen does well on stage – sincere, eloquent and never overly wacky in a role that’s easy in the wrong hands could slip into the theater.
“She certainly has better material to work with here than her freshman stage performance, insofar as you can follow a very clear character arc as Katurian transitions from confusion to assured catharsis.”