It was a big night for Lindsay Lohan.
The actress finally made her long-awaited West End debut tonight as she took the stage in David Mamet's play Speed-the-Plow alongside Richard Schiff, and it seems as though LiLo may have had a rough start. According to a review from The Daily Beast, the star seemed a bit forgetful during a few acts.
"On the first night of previews, a work-in-progress feel is to be expected. But halfway through the second act of Speed-the-Plow, the audience was openly laughing at Lohan's struggle to grasp Mamet's sharp, trademark dialogue," Nico Hines writes, but also added later that "Lohan remained charming throughout."
Even the Internet acknowledges that lines needed to be fed to the star, but many still praised her work and have faith that her performance will improve. As for the production itself, well, that got mixed reviews.
Here's what some Twitter users had to say of Speed-the-Plow's opening night:
@speedplow #speedtheplow A very underwhelming production..hopefully it will find it's feet 5/10... #lindsaylohan pic.twitter.com/C5RsK3bK4s
? nikki (@nikkiiia) September 24, 2014
Loved love loved #speedtheplow !! @lindsaylohan was superb in the 3rd act! Such an amazing actress!!
? Samuel Ch. Zernig (@SamuelCh) September 24, 2014
Major kudos to the woman who was feeding Lindsay Lohan her lines from offstage at #speedtheplow
? Rafay Agha (@rafayfay) September 24, 2014
So OK yes Lindsay Lohan wasn't great in #speedtheplow, but she should take comfort from the fact Richard Schiff was worse! #likebadimprov
? Cathy O'D (@l0islane) September 24, 2014
According to all attendees of @speedplow , @lindsaylohan owned her role! As if doubt were plausible????????#SpeedThePlow pic.twitter.com/axH8MBBUA3
? Peyton Pittman (@PeytonPittman) September 24, 2014
#Intervaltweets #speedtheplow : @lindsaylohan is great so far! Little bit nervous at the beginning but then totally embraced it!
? Samuel Ch. Zernig (@SamuelCh) September 24, 2014
and ok, i'm a stan but @lindsaylohan was fabulous. when you've got it, you've got it. #speedtheplow
? alex rees (@maybealexislost) September 24, 2014
After a nervous start and a shaky monologue (prompts needed) @lindsaylohan held her own to make a triumphant West End Debut #speedtheplow
? Matt Chenery (@MattChenery) September 24, 2014
Shame the play itself was dire. Did it even have a director, or rehearsals even? So underwhelming. Whole audience disliked it #speedtheplow
? James Sewell (@jamesrsewell) September 24, 2014
When an audience laughs at the line "you were fantastic" in an ironic way, you know you should cut your losses #speedtheplow
? Rosie Bannister (@rosie_bannister) September 24, 2014
General #speedtheplow reaction: Lindsay Lohan decent but the play itself is a misogynistic mess http://t.co/PkC3rbFglM
? Shaun Kitchener (@ShaunKitchener) September 24, 2014
Love Richard Schiff's Toby in West Wing. Love Mamet. But. #speedtheplow thoroughly underwhelming. Lots more work needed pre-opening.
? Skinny Champagne (@skinnychamp) September 24, 2014