Sheridan Smith will play Hedda at the Old Vic in September in an adaptation by Brian Friel.

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The youngest member of the principal cast is Sheridan Smith, who plays the retirement home's medic, Dr Lucy Cogan.

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Inbetweeners star Simon Bird, Sheridan Smith who played Rudi in Gavin and Stacey, and Jim Broadbent whose many film credits include Bridget Jones's Diary, will also feature in the film.

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